gavf-recompress command not found

Introduction

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

gavf-recompress: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gavf-recompress: command not found

Solutions to gavf-recompress: command not found

How To Fix gavf-recompress: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu gavf-recompress is provided by gmerlin package.

gmerlin is:

Gmerlin is a multiformat media player with tree-like virtual directory structure, where you can save your files, webstreams or whatever. It handles even large media collections gracefully. Hardware devices appear also in the tree so you can open Audio-CDs, (S)VCDs, DVDs and DVB-broadcasts.

The applications include

o The GUI player: A multiformat media player with tree-like virtual directory structure, where you can save your files, webstreams or whatever. Gmerlin handles even large media collections gracefully. Hardware devices appear also in the tree so you can open Audio-CDs, (S)VCDs, DVDs and DVB-broadcasts. o Gmerlin transcoder: Feature rich transcoder, which supports audio, video, subtitles and chapters. o Gmerlin alsamixer: An Alsa mixer with support for multiple cards and detachable mixer controls. o Gmerlin visualizer: Run visualization plugins from your soundcard o Plugin configurator: Configure gmerlin plugins for programs which can’t do this themselves.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gmerlin

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

You can also use apt command to install gmerlin.

sudo apt -y install gmerlin

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

sudo aptitude install gmerlin

Summary

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