gvidm command not found

Introduction

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

gvidm: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gvidm: command not found

Solutions to gvidm: command not found

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

In Ubuntu gvidm is provided by gvidm package.

gvidm is:

Running gvidm will pop up a list of available modes and allows the user to select one if desired. This makes it perfect for running from an application menu or a hotkey, so you don’t have to use ram for an applet constantly running. If you are running dual or multi-head displays, it will give you a list of screens so you can select the appropriate one.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gvidm

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

You can also use apt command to install gvidm.

sudo apt -y install gvidm

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

sudo aptitude install gvidm

Summary

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