thunar command not found

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

Introduction

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

thunar: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: thunar: command not found

In Ubuntu thunar is provided by thunar package.

thunar is:

Thunar is the file manager designed to be the default file manager for the Xfce desktop environment. It has been designed to be fast and easy to use.

Also included is an Xfce panel plugin which can manage the desktop trash.

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

sudo apt-get -y install thunar

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

You can also use apt command to install thunar.

sudo apt -y install thunar

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

sudo aptitude install thunar

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