matrix-mirage command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix matrix-mirage command not found error message

Introduction

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

matrix-mirage: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: matrix-mirage: command not found

Solutions to matrix-mirage: command not found

How To Fix matrix-mirage: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu matrix-mirage is provided by matrix-mirage package.

matrix-mirage is:

Mirage is a fancy, customizable, keyboard-operable chat client for the Matrix protocol, written in Qt/QML and Python.

Notable Matrix features supported:

  • Markdown parsing when sending messages
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Multiple concurrent accounts
  • Session administration
  • Room administration

Notable Matrix features missing:

  • Communities (a.k.a. groups of rooms)
  • Audio/video chat

Matrix is an open, federated communications protocol.

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

sudo apt-get -y install matrix-mirage

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

You can also use apt command to install matrix-mirage.

sudo apt -y install matrix-mirage

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

sudo aptitude install matrix-mirage

Summary

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