syncthing-gtk command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix syncthing-gtk command not found error message

Introduction

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

syncthing-gtk: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: syncthing-gtk: command not found

Solutions to syncthing-gtk: command not found

How To Fix syncthing-gtk: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu syncthing-gtk is provided by syncthing-gtk package.

syncthing-gtk is:

A GTK3-based GUI for Syncthing that supports:

  • Adding / editing / deleting nodes
  • Adding / editing / deleting repositories
  • Restart / shutdown server
  • Editing daemon settings
  • Quick initial configuration using a wizard

It also provides desktop integration with various file managers (Nautilus, Nemo and Caja) as well as with the desktop environment in the form of an app indicator.

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

sudo apt-get -y install syncthing-gtk

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

You can also use apt command to install syncthing-gtk.

sudo apt -y install syncthing-gtk

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

sudo aptitude install syncthing-gtk

Summary

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