gpx2osm command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix gpx2osm command not found error message

Introduction

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

gpx2osm: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: gpx2osm: command not found

Solutions to gpx2osm: command not found

How To Fix gpx2osm: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu gpx2osm is provided by foxtrotgps package.

foxtrotgps is:

foxtrotGPS is a map and GPS application. By default, it uses maps from OpenStreetMap. The available features include downloading and displaying tiled maps, recording GPS tracks, automatic map centering, storing points of interest, geocoding photos, setting waypoints, monitoring heartrate via Bluetooth, planning travel routes and finding travel routes using external services on the Internet based on OpenStreetMap.

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

sudo apt-get -y install foxtrotgps

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

You can also use apt command to install foxtrotgps.

sudo apt -y install foxtrotgps

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

sudo aptitude install foxtrotgps

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix gpx2osm command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.