gnome-tweaks command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix gnome-tweaks command not found error message

Introduction

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

gnome-tweaks: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gnome-tweaks: command not found

Solutions to gnome-tweaks: command not found

How To Fix gnome-tweaks: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu gnome-tweaks is provided by gnome-tweaks package.

gnome-tweaks is:

GNOME Tweak Tool allows the adjustment of several advanced GNOME options that can’t be configured in gnome-control-center. This includes things like:

  • fonts used in user interface elements and titlebar
  • font hinting and aliasing
  • alternative user interface themes
  • changes in window management behaviour
  • behaviour on laptop lid close
  • file manager desktop icons
  • icons in menus and buttons

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-tweaks

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

You can also use apt command to install gnome-tweaks.

sudo apt -y install gnome-tweaks

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

sudo aptitude install gnome-tweaks

Summary

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