wtype command not found

Introduction

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

wtype: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: wtype: command not found

Solutions to wtype: command not found

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

In Ubuntu wtype is provided by wtype package.

wtype is:

wdotool is the Wayland pendant for xdotool. It only works with Wayland compositors that support the virtual keyboard protocol. It lets you programmatically (or manually) simulate keyboard input.

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

sudo apt-get -y install wtype

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

You can also use apt command to install wtype.

sudo apt -y install wtype

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

sudo aptitude install wtype

Summary

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