mousetrap command not found

Introduction

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

mousetrap: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mousetrap: command not found

Solutions to mousetrap: command not found

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

In Ubuntu mousetrap is provided by gnome-mousetrap package.

gnome-mousetrap is:

MouseTrap permits people with movements impairments to access the computer. It uses image processing to translate the user’s head movements into mouse events (movements, clicks) which allow users to interact with the different desktops managers and applications.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gnome-mousetrap

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

You can also use apt command to install gnome-mousetrap.

sudo apt -y install gnome-mousetrap

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

sudo aptitude install gnome-mousetrap

Summary

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