xcalib command not found

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

Introduction

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

xcalib: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xcalib: command not found

In Ubuntu xcalib is provided by xcalib package.

xcalib is:

xcalib loads ‘vcgt’-tag of ICC profiles to the X-server using the XVidMode Extension in order to calibrate your display.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xcalib

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

You can also use apt command to install xcalib.

sudo apt -y install xcalib

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

sudo aptitude install xcalib

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