xfractint command not found

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

Introduction

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

xfractint: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xfractint: command not found

Solutions to xfractint: command not found

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

In Ubuntu xfractint is provided by xfractint package.

xfractint is:

Generate Mandelbrot, Julia, IFS, and many more fractals in 2D and 3D, including those you design yourself. Version 19 now supports arbitrary precision which allows zooming to a depth of 10^1600, as well as generation of random dot stereograms.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xfractint

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

You can also use apt command to install xfractint.

sudo apt -y install xfractint

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

sudo aptitude install xfractint

Summary

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