extract_mpeg2 command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix extract_mpeg2 command not found error message

Introduction

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

extract_mpeg2: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: extract_mpeg2: command not found

In Ubuntu extract_mpeg2 is provided by mpeg2dec package.

mpeg2dec is:

Simple libmpeg2 application which can decode and play ES, PS, and TS video streams. Includes extract_mpeg2 demuxer and various output drivers.

This package provides the mpeg2dec and extract_mpeg2 tools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install mpeg2dec

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

You can also use apt command to install mpeg2dec.

sudo apt -y install mpeg2dec

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

sudo aptitude install mpeg2dec

In this tutorial we learn how to fix extract_mpeg2 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.