alac-decoder command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix alac-decoder command not found error message

Introduction

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

alac-decoder: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: alac-decoder: command not found

In Ubuntu alac-decoder is provided by alac-decoder package.

alac-decoder is:

A simple decoder for the Apple Lossless audio codec.

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

sudo apt-get -y install alac-decoder

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

You can also use apt command to install alac-decoder.

sudo apt -y install alac-decoder

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

sudo aptitude install alac-decoder

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