gmtp command not found

Introduction

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

gmtp: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gmtp: command not found

Solutions to gmtp: command not found

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

In Ubuntu gmtp is provided by gmtp package.

gmtp is:

gMTP is a simple and light-weight interface to the features provided by libmtp, which allows users to manage the files stored on any MTP music player supported by the libraries, including those with multiple storage devices (e.g. mobile phones).

It doesn’t provide complex features such as playlist management, it just makes transferring files from and to devices easy, by allowing users to upload, download and remove files on the device with a fast and easy-to-use graphical interface.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gmtp

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

You can also use apt command to install gmtp.

sudo apt -y install gmtp

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

sudo aptitude install gmtp

Summary

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