ncal command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix ncal command not found error message

Introduction

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

ncal: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: ncal: command not found

Solutions to ncal: command not found

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

In Ubuntu ncal is provided by ncal package.

ncal is:

This package contains the “ncal” program and the traditional “cal” program, both are commonly found on BSD-style systems. This utility displays a simple calendar in a traditional or an alternative and more advanced layout, and the date of Easter.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ncal

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

You can also use apt command to install ncal.

sudo apt -y install ncal

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

sudo aptitude install ncal

Summary

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