xmms2 command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix xmms2 command not found error message

Introduction

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

xmms2: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xmms2: command not found

Solutions to xmms2: command not found

How To Fix xmms2: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu xmms2 is provided by xmms2-client-cli package.

xmms2-client-cli is:

XMMS2 is a redesign of the XMMS music player. It features a client-server model, allowing multiple (even simultaneous!) user interfaces, both textual and graphical. All common audio formats are supported using plug-ins. On top of this, there is a flexible media library to organize your music.

This package contains the readline powered text user interface for XMMS2.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xmms2-client-cli

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

You can also use apt command to install xmms2-client-cli.

sudo apt -y install xmms2-client-cli

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

sudo aptitude install xmms2-client-cli

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix xmms2 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.