startfluxbox command not found

Introduction

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

startfluxbox: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: startfluxbox: command not found

Solutions to startfluxbox: command not found

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

In Ubuntu startfluxbox is provided by fluxbox package.

fluxbox is:

Fairly similar to blackbox, from which it is derived, but has been extended with features such as pwm-style window tabs, configurable key bindings, toolbar, and an iconbar. It also includes some cosmetic fixes over blackbox.

This package contains support for GNOME and KDE.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fluxbox

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

You can also use apt command to install fluxbox.

sudo apt -y install fluxbox

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

sudo aptitude install fluxbox

Summary

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