gdf_merger command not found

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

Introduction

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

gdf_merger: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gdf_merger: command not found

In Ubuntu gdf_merger is provided by gdf-tools package.

gdf-tools is:

GDF (General Dataformat for Biosignals) is intended to provide a generic storage for biosignals, such as EEG, ECG, MEG etc.

This package provides the tool shipped with the library (gdf_merger).

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

sudo apt-get -y install gdf-tools

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

You can also use apt command to install gdf-tools.

sudo apt -y install gdf-tools

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

sudo aptitude install gdf-tools

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