desktopfolder command not found

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

desktopfolder: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: desktopfolder: command not found

Solutions to desktopfolder: command not found

How To Fix desktopfolder: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu desktopfolder is provided by desktopfolder package.

desktopfolder is:

Bring your desktop back to life Organize your desktop with panels that hold your things.

DesktopFolder overlays a hidden desktop overlay allowing desktop icons, file shortcuts, folders, photographs, notes and panels to be arranged in a freeform or grid format. Each desktop component has a number of attributes that can be customized - colors and size.

DesktopFolder has been developed for GNOME based desktops such as GNOME-Shell and Budgie Desktop.

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install desktopfolder

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install desktopfolder.

sudo apt -y install desktopfolder

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install desktopfolder

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix desktopfolder command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.