kwin_wayland command not found

Introduction

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

kwin_wayland: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: kwin_wayland: command not found

Solutions to kwin_wayland: command not found

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

In Ubuntu kwin_wayland is provided by kwin-wayland package.

kwin-wayland is:

KWin (pronounced as one syllable “kwin”) is the window manager for the KDE Plasma Desktop. It gives you complete control over your windows, making sure they’re not in the way but aid you in your task. It paints the window decoration, the bar on top of every window with (configurable) buttons like close, maximize and minimize. It also handles placing of windows and switching between them.

This package provides the wayland version, which is still a work in progress project, and is available as a PREVIEW release. Don’t expect the same stability as with the x11 version.

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

sudo apt-get -y install kwin-wayland

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

You can also use apt command to install kwin-wayland.

sudo apt -y install kwin-wayland

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

sudo aptitude install kwin-wayland

Summary

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