ricochet command not found

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

Introduction

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

ricochet: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: ricochet: command not found

Solutions to ricochet: command not found

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

In Ubuntu ricochet is provided by ricochet-im package.

ricochet-im is:

Ricochet is an experiment with a different kind of instant messaging that doesn’t trust anyone with your identity, your contact list, or your communications.

  • You can chat without exposing your identity (or IP address) to anyone
  • Nobody can discover who your contacts are or when you talk (metadata-free)
  • There are no servers or operators to compromise that could access your information
  • It’s cross-platform and easy for non-technical users

Ricochet is a peer-to-peer instant messaging system built on Tor hidden services. Your login is your hidden service address, and contacts connect to you (not an intermediate server) through Tor. The rendezvous system makes it extremely hard for anyone to learn your identity from your address.

Ricochet is not affiliated with or endorsed by The Tor Project. For more information, you can read about Tor and learn about Ricochet’s design or protocol (or the old protocol). Everything is open-source and open to contribution.

This software is an experiment. It hasn’t been audited or formally reviewed by anyone. Security and anonymity are difficult topics, and you should carefully evaluate your risks and exposure with any software. Do not rely on Ricochet for your safety.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ricochet-im

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

You can also use apt command to install ricochet-im.

sudo apt -y install ricochet-im

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

sudo aptitude install ricochet-im

Summary

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