xcal_cal command not found

Introduction

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

xcal_cal: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xcal_cal: command not found

Solutions to xcal_cal: command not found

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

In Ubuntu xcal_cal is provided by xcal package.

xcal is:

The “classic” calendar app with memos and alarms, xcal normally sits idle and displays the date. When clicked on, pops up a `strip' for this month. Clicking on a day allows you to enter details. Automatically parses times entered, and reminds you 5 minutes before your appointment.

Supports daily and weekly repeating events and context-sensitive help.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xcal

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

You can also use apt command to install xcal.

sudo apt -y install xcal

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

sudo aptitude install xcal

Summary

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