xcircuit command not found

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

Introduction

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

xcircuit: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xcircuit: command not found

In Ubuntu xcircuit is provided by xcircuit package.

xcircuit is:

xcircuit is a generic drawing program tailored for making circuit diagrams.

The graphical interface attempts to maintain consistency between X11 window rendering and the pure PostScript output.

xcircuit is mouse, menu and keyboard driven. The emphasis is on single character macros.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xcircuit

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

You can also use apt command to install xcircuit.

sudo apt -y install xcircuit

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

sudo aptitude install xcircuit

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