mkpic command not found

Introduction

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

mkpic: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mkpic: command not found

Solutions to mkpic: command not found

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

In Ubuntu mkpic is provided by texlive-pictures package.

texlive-pictures is:

Including TikZ, pict, etc., but MetaPost and PStricks are separate.

This package includes the following CTAN packages:

adigraph – Augmenting directed graphs

aobs-tikz – TikZ styles for creating overlaid pictures in beamer

askmaps – Typeset American style Karnaugh maps

asyfig – Commands for using Asymptote figures

asypictureb – User-friendly integration of Asymptote into LaTeX

autoarea – Automatic computation of bounding boxes with PiCTeX

bardiag – LaTeX package for drawing bar diagrams

beamerswitch – Convenient mode selection in Beamer documents

binarytree – Drawing binary trees using TikZ

blochsphere – Draw pseudo-3D diagrams of Bloch spheres

bloques – Generate control diagrams

blox – Draw block diagrams, using TikZ

bodegraph – Draw Bode, Nyquist and Black plots with gnuplot and TikZ

bondgraph – Create bond graph figures in LaTeX documents

bondgraphs – Draws bond graphs in LaTeX, using PGF/TikZ

braids – Draw braid diagrams with PGF/TikZ

bxeepic – Eepic facilities using pict2e

byo-twemojis – “Build Your Own Twemojis” with TikZ

cachepic – Convert document fragments into graphics

callouts – Put simple annotations and notes inside a picture

celtic – A TikZ library for drawing celtic knots

chemfig – Draw molecules with easy syntax

circuit-macros – M4 macros for electric circuit diagrams

circuitikz – Draw electrical networks with TikZ

coffeestains – Add coffee stains to documents

combinedgraphics – Include graphic (EPS or PDF)/LaTeX combinations

curve – A class for making curriculum vitae

curve2e – Extensions for package pict2e

curves – Curves for LaTeX picture environment

dcpic – Commutative diagrams in a LaTeX and TeX documents

diagmac2 – Diagram macros, using pict2e

ditaa – Use ditaa diagrams within LaTeX documents

doc-pictex – A summary list of PicTeX documentation

dot2texi – Create graphs within LaTeX using the dot2tex tool

dottex – Use dot code in LaTeX

dpcircling – Decorated text boxes using TikZ

dratex – General drawing macros

drs – Typeset Discourse Representation Structures (DRS)

duotenzor – Drawing package for circuit and duotensor diagrams

dynkin-diagrams – Draw Dynkin, Coxeter, and Satake diagrams using TikZ

ecgdraw – Draws electrocardiograms (ECG)

eepic – Extensions to epic and the LaTeX drawing tools

ellipse – Draw ellipses and elliptical arcs using the standard LaTeX2e picture environment

endofproofwd – An “end of proof” sign

epspdf – Converter for PostScript, EPS and PDF

epspdfconversion – On-the-fly conversion of EPS to PDF

esk – Package to encapsulate Sketch files in LaTeX sources

euflag – A command to reproduce the flag of the European Union

fast-diagram – Easy generation of FAST diagrams

fig4latex – Management of figures for large LaTeX documents

figchild – Pictures for creating children’s activities

fitbox – Fit graphics on a page

flowchart – Shapes for drawing flowcharts, using TikZ

forest – Drawing (linguistic) trees

genealogytree – Pedigree and genealogical tree diagrams

getmap – Download OpenStreetMap maps for use in documents

gincltex – Include TeX files as graphics (.tex support for \includegraphics)

gnuplottex – Embed Gnuplot commands in LaTeX documents

gradientframe – Simple gradient frames around objects

grafcet – Draw Grafcet/SFC with TikZ

graph35 – Draw keys and screen items of several Casio calculators

graphicxpsd – Adobe Photoshop Data format (PSD) support for graphicx package

graphviz – Write graphviz (dot+neato) inline in LaTeX documents

gtrlib-largetrees – Library for genealogytree aiming at large trees

harveyballs – Create Harvey Balls using TikZ

here – Emulation of obsolete package for “here” floats

hf-tikz – A simple way to highlight formulas and formula parts

hobby – An implementation of Hobby’s algorithm for PGF/TikZ

hvfloat – Controlling captions, fullpage and doublepage floats

istgame – Draw Game Trees with TikZ

kblocks – Easily typeset Control Block Diagrams and Signal Flow Graphs

kinematikz – Design kinematic chains and mechanisms

knitting – Produce knitting charts, in Plain TeX or LaTeX

knittingpattern – Create knitting patterns

ladder – Draw simple ladder diagrams using TikZ

lapdf – PDF drawing directly in TeX documents

latex-make – Easy compiling of complex (and simple) LaTeX documents

lpic – Put LaTeX material over included graphics

lroundrect – LaTeX macros for utilizing the roundrect MetaPost routines

luamesh – Computes and draws 2D Delaunay triangulation

luasseq – Drawing spectral sequences in LuaLaTeX

maker – Include Arduino or Processing code in LaTeX documents

makeshape – Declare new PGF shapes

mathspic – A Perl filter program for use with PiCTeX

mercatormap – Spherical Mercator coordinate systems and Web Mercator tile integration

milsymb – LaTeX package for TikZ based drawing of military symbols as per NATO APP-6(C)

miniplot – A package for easy figure arrangement

mkpic – Perl interface to mfpic

modiagram – Drawing molecular orbital diagrams

neuralnetwork – Graph-drawing for neural networks

nl-interval – Represent intervals on the number line

nndraw – Draw neural networks

numericplots – Plot numeric data (including Matlab export) using PSTricks

pb-diagram – A commutative diagram package using LAMSTeX or Xy-pic fonts

penrose – A TikZ library for producing Penrose tilings

petri-nets – A set TeX/LaTeX packages for drawing Petri nets

pgf – Create PostScript and PDF graphics in TeX

pgf-blur – PGF/TikZ package for “blurred” shadows

pgf-cmykshadings – Support for CMYK and grayscale shadings in PGF/TikZ

pgf-interference – Drawing interference patterns with PGF/TikZ

pgf-pie – Draw pie charts, using PGF

pgf-soroban – Create images of the soroban using TikZ/PGF

pgf-spectra – Draw continuous or discrete spectra using PGF/TikZ

pgf-umlcd – Some LaTeX macros for UML Class Diagrams

pgf-umlsd – Draw UML Sequence Diagrams

pgfgantt – Draw Gantt charts with TikZ

pgfkeyx – Extended and more robust version of pgfkeys

pgfmolbio – Draw graphs typically found in molecular biology texts

pgfmorepages – Assemble multiple logical pages onto a physical page

pgfopts – LaTeX package options with pgfkeys

pgfornament – Drawing of Vectorian ornaments with PGF/TikZ

pgfplots – Create normal/logarithmic plots in two and three dimensions

picinpar – Insert pictures into paragraphs

pict2e – New implementation of picture commands

pictex – Picture drawing macros for TeX and LaTeX

pictex2 – Adds relative coordinates and improves the \plot command

pinlabel – A TeX labelling package

pixelart – A package to draw pixel-art pictures

pmgraph – “Poor man’s” graphics

postage – Stamp letters with »Deutsche Post«’s service »Internetmarke«

prerex – Interactive editor and macro support for prerequisite charts

productbox – Typeset a three-dimensional product box

ptolemaicastronomy – Diagrams of sphere models for variably strict conditionals (Lewis counterfactuals)

puyotikz – Quickly typeset board states of Puyo Puyo games

pxpgfmark – e-pTeX driver for PGF inter-picture connections

pxpic – Draw pixel pictures

qcircuit – Macros to generate quantum ciruits

qrcode – Generate QR codes in LaTeX

quantikz – Draw quantum circuit diagrams

randbild – Marginal pictures

randomwalk – Random walks using TikZ

realhats – Put real hats on symbols instead of ^

reotex – Draw Reo Channels and Circuits

rviewport – Relative Viewport for Graphics Inclusion

sa-tikz – TikZ library to draw switching architectures

schemabloc – Draw block diagrams, using TikZ

scratch – Draw programs like “scratch”

scratch3 – Draw programs like “scratch”

scsnowman – Snowman variants using TikZ

setdeck – Typeset cards for Set

signchart – Create beautifully typeset sign charts

simpleoptics – Drawing lenses and mirrors for optical diagrams

smartdiagram – Generate diagrams from lists

spath3 – Manipulate “soft paths” in PGF

spectralsequences – Print spectral sequence diagrams using PGF/TikZ

strands – Draw objects constructed from strands

swimgraf – Graphical/textual representations of swimming performances

syntaxdi – Create “railroad” syntax diagrams

table-fct – Draw a variations table of functions and a convexity table of its graph

texdraw – Graphical macros, using embedded PostScript

ticollege – Graphical representation of keys on a standard scientific calculator

tikz-3dplot – Coordinate transformation styles for 3d plotting in TikZ

tikz-among-us – Create some AmongUs characters in TikZ environments

tikz-bagua – Draw Bagua symbols in Yijing

tikz-bayesnet – Draw Bayesian networks, graphical models and directed factor graphs

tikz-bbox – Precise determination of bounding boxes in TikZ

tikz-cd – Create commutative diagrams with TikZ

tikz-dependency – A library for drawing dependency graphs

tikz-dimline – Technical dimension lines using PGF/TikZ

tikz-feynhand – Feynman diagrams with TikZ

tikz-feynman – Feynman diagrams with TikZ

tikz-imagelabels – Put labels on images using TikZ

tikz-inet – Draw interaction nets with TikZ

tikz-kalender – A LaTeX based calendar using TikZ

tikz-karnaugh – Typeset Karnaugh maps using TikZ

tikz-ladder – Draw ladder diagrams using TikZ

tikz-lake-fig – Schematic diagrams of lakes

tikz-layers – TikZ provides graphical layers on TikZ: “behind”, “above” and “glass”

tikz-nef – Create diagrams for neural networks constructed with the methods of the Neural Engineering Framework (NEF)

tikz-network – Draw networks with TikZ

tikz-opm – Typeset OPM diagrams

tikz-optics – A library for drawing optical setups with TikZ

tikz-page – Small macro to help building nice and complex layout materials

tikz-palattice – Draw particle accelerator lattices with TikZ

tikz-planets – Illustrate celestial mechanics and the solar system

tikz-qtree – Use existing qtree syntax for trees in TikZ

tikz-relay – TikZ library for typesetting electrical diagrams

tikz-sfc – Symbols collection for typesetting Sequential Function Chart (SFC) diagrams (PLC programs)

tikz-swigs – Horizontally and vertically split elliptical nodes

tikz-timing – Easy generation of timing diagrams as TikZ pictures

tikz-trackschematic – A TikZ library for creating track diagrams in railways

tikz-truchet – Draw Truchet tiles

tikzbricks – Drawing bricks with TikZ

tikzcodeblocks – Helps to draw codeblocks like scratch, NEPO and PXT in TikZ

tikzducks – A little fun package for using rubber ducks in TikZ

tikzinclude – Import TikZ images from colletions

tikzlings – A collection of cute little animals and similar creatures

tikzmark – Use TikZ’s method of remembering a position on a page

tikzmarmots – Drawing little marmots in TikZ

tikzorbital – Atomic and molecular orbitals using TikZ

tikzpackets – Display network packets

tikzpagenodes – A single TikZ node for the whole page

tikzpeople – Draw people-shaped nodes in TikZ

tikzpfeile – Draw arrows using PGF/TikZ

tikzposter – Create scientific posters using TikZ

tikzscale – Resize pictures while respecting text size

tikzsymbols – Some symbols created using TikZ

tikztosvg – A utility for rendering TikZ diagrams to SVG

tile-graphic – Create tiles of a graphical file

timing-diagrams – Draw timing diagrams

tipfr – Produces calculator’s keys with the help of TikZ

tkz-base – Tools for drawing with a cartesian coordinate system

tkz-berge – Macros for drawing graphs of graph theory

tkz-doc – Documentation macros for the TKZ series of packages

tkz-euclide – Tools for drawing Euclidean geometry

tkz-fct – Tools for drawing graphs of functions

tkz-graph – Draw graph-theory graphs

tkz-orm – Create Object-Role Model (ORM) diagrams

tkz-tab – Tables of signs and variations using PGF/TikZ

tonevalue – Tool for linguists and phoneticians to visualize tone value patterns

tqft – Drawing TQFT diagrams with TikZ/PGF

tsemlines – Support for the ancient \emline macro

tufte-latex – Document classes inspired by the work of Edward Tufte

tzplot – Plot graphs with TikZ abbreviations

utfsym – Provides various Unicode symbols

venndiagram – Creating Venn diagrams with TikZ

visualpstricks – Visual help for PSTricks based on images with minimum text

worldflags – Drawing flags with TikZ

xistercian – Cistercian numerals in LaTeX

xpicture – Extensions of LaTeX picture drawing

xypic – Flexible diagramming macros

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

sudo apt-get -y install texlive-pictures

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

You can also use apt command to install texlive-pictures.

sudo apt -y install texlive-pictures

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

sudo aptitude install texlive-pictures

Summary

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