dwm.default command not found

Introduction

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

dwm.default: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: dwm.default: command not found

Solutions to dwm.default: command not found

How To Fix dwm.default: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu dwm.default is provided by dwm package.

dwm is:

dwm is a minimalistic window manager. It manages windows in tiling and floating modes. Either mode can be applied dynamically, depending on the application in use and the task performed.

In tiling mode windows are managed in a master and stacking column. The master column contains the window which needs most attention at a time, whereas the stacking column contains all other windows in a stack. Dialog windows are managed floating, however.

In floating mode windows can be resized and moved freely. Windows are grouped by tags. All windows with a specific tag can be viewed at a time. But each window may contain more than one tag, which makes it visible in several views.

Please notice that dwm is currently customized through editing its source code, so you probably want to build your own dwm packages. This package is compiled with the default configuration and should just give you an idea about what dwm brings to your desktop.

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

sudo apt-get -y install dwm

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

You can also use apt command to install dwm.

sudo apt -y install dwm

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

sudo aptitude install dwm

Summary

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