screenruler command not found

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

Introduction

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

screenruler: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: screenruler: command not found

In Ubuntu screenruler is provided by screenruler package.

screenruler is:

ScreenRuler will display a ruler on screen which allows you to measure the other objects that you’ve there. It has the following features:

Horizontal and vertical measurement in 6 different metrics: pixels, centimetres, inches, picas, points, and as a percentage of the ruler’s length.
Cusomizable colors and fonts.
Keyboard control for precise positioning.
Option for the ruler to stay always on top of other windows.

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

sudo apt-get -y install screenruler

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

You can also use apt command to install screenruler.

sudo apt -y install screenruler

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

sudo aptitude install screenruler

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