stl_boolean command not found

Introduction

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

stl_boolean: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: stl_boolean: command not found

Solutions to stl_boolean: command not found

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

In Ubuntu stl_boolean is provided by stlcmd package.

stlcmd is:

stl_cmd is a suite of command line tools for generating, inspecting and manipulating STL files which are often used in 3D printing. The goal of this project is to be a resource for teaching terminal usage and some basic programming concepts in the 3D printing space. Imagine an assignment which involves building a brick wall. Students would need to use a combination of stl_cube, stl_transform and stl_merge. The commands could be combined in a bash or script with for and while loops, could accept input and use conditionals to affect the attributes of the wall.

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

sudo apt-get -y install stlcmd

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

You can also use apt command to install stlcmd.

sudo apt -y install stlcmd

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

sudo aptitude install stlcmd

Summary

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