lxqt-openssh-askpass command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix lxqt-openssh-askpass command not found error message

Introduction

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

lxqt-openssh-askpass: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: lxqt-openssh-askpass: command not found

Solutions to lxqt-openssh-askpass: command not found

How To Fix lxqt-openssh-askpass: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu lxqt-openssh-askpass is provided by lxqt-openssh-askpass package.

lxqt-openssh-askpass is:

This module handles openssh security password access for LXQt. The openssh askpass module, will perform security test over scale access privileges.

The LXQt modules are desktop independent tools, and operate as daemons for the local user for desktop specific operations.

LXQt is an advanced, easy-to-use, and fast desktop environment based on Qt technologies, ships several core desktop components, all of which are optional:

Panel
Desktop
Application launcher
Settings center
Session handler
Polkit handler
SSH password access (this)
Display manager handler

These components perform similar actions to those available in other desktop environments, and their names are self-descriptive. They are usually not launched by hand but automatically, when choosing a LXQt session in the Display Manager.

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

sudo apt-get -y install lxqt-openssh-askpass

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

You can also use apt command to install lxqt-openssh-askpass.

sudo apt -y install lxqt-openssh-askpass

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

sudo aptitude install lxqt-openssh-askpass

Summary

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