finch command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix finch command not found error message

Introduction

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

finch: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: finch: command not found

Solutions to finch: command not found

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

In Ubuntu finch is provided by finch package.

finch is:

Finch is a text/console-based, modular instant messaging client capable of using multiple networks at once. Currently supported are: AIM/ICQ, IRC, Jabber/XMPP/Google Talk, Napster, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, Bonjour, Groupwise, Sametime, and SIMPLE.

Some extra packages are suggested to use increased functionality:

  • libx11-6
    • To use the Clipboard and/or Toaster plugins.

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

sudo apt-get -y install finch

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

You can also use apt command to install finch.

sudo apt -y install finch

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

sudo aptitude install finch

Summary

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