xnecview command not found

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

Introduction

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

xnecview: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xnecview: command not found

Solutions to xnecview: command not found

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

In Ubuntu xnecview is provided by xnecview package.

xnecview is:

xnecview allows a representation of a NEC (Numerical Electromagnetics Code) structure, such as an antenna which is to be modelled to be displayed on the screen. After an NEC run the gain pattern in various formats can also be superimposed. This can be rotated and translated for viewing from different angles. Plots of SWR and gain as a function of frequency can also be produced. In addition to on screen display, Postscript or PNG output can also be produced.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xnecview

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

You can also use apt command to install xnecview.

sudo apt -y install xnecview

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

sudo aptitude install xnecview

Summary

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