ktp-send-file command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix ktp-send-file command not found error message

Introduction

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

ktp-send-file: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: ktp-send-file: command not found

In Ubuntu ktp-send-file is provided by kde-telepathy-send-file package.

kde-telepathy-send-file is:

This package provides a dolphin/konqueror plugin that allows you to easily send files to your contacts from a context menu action.

This package is not meant to be used standalone. It is recommended to install the kde-telepathy metapackage instead.

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

sudo apt-get -y install kde-telepathy-send-file

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

You can also use apt command to install kde-telepathy-send-file.

sudo apt -y install kde-telepathy-send-file

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

sudo aptitude install kde-telepathy-send-file

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