khal command not found

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

Introduction

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

khal: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: khal: command not found

Solutions to khal: command not found

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

In Ubuntu khal is provided by khal package.

khal is:

Khal is a standards based CLI and terminal calendar program, able to synchronize with CalDAV servers through vdirsyncer.

Features:

  • khal can read and write events/icalendars to vdir, so vdirsyncer can be used to synchronize calendars with a variety of other programs, for example CalDAV servers.
  • fast and easy way to add new events
  • ikhal (interactive khal) lets you browse and edit calendars and events

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

sudo apt-get -y install khal

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

You can also use apt command to install khal.

sudo apt -y install khal

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

sudo aptitude install khal

Summary

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