xcolors command not found

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

Introduction

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

xcolors: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xcolors: command not found

In Ubuntu xcolors is provided by xcolors package.

xcolors is:

Reads the rgb.txt file that defines the color names the X server knows and displays the colors found.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xcolors

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

You can also use apt command to install xcolors.

sudo apt -y install xcolors

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

sudo aptitude install xcolors

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