plover command not found

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

Introduction

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

plover: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: plover: command not found

Solutions to plover: command not found

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

In Ubuntu plover is provided by plover package.

plover is:

Plover is a small, slick Python application that runs in the background and acts as a translator to read steno movements and emulate keystrokes in a way that the programs you are using can’t even tell you’re using steno.

Plover is used today by hundreds of people, ranging from professional stenographers, transcriptionists, programmers, and hobbyists. It supports:

  • Regular keyboards and real steno machines
  • Media key support to control media, change volume, etc.
  • Comes with a well-developed theory extended from StenEd, but with over 50,000 new strokes.
  • Supports JSON and RTF/CRE dictionaries
  • Includes training tools to help you learn

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

sudo apt-get -y install plover

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

You can also use apt command to install plover.

sudo apt -y install plover

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

sudo aptitude install plover

Summary

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