lv2file command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix lv2file command not found error message

Introduction

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

lv2file: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: lv2file: command not found

Solutions to lv2file: command not found

How To Fix lv2file: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu lv2file is provided by lv2file package.

lv2file is:

lv2file is a simple program which you can use to apply LV2 effects to your audio files without much hassle.

Possible use cases of lv2file are:

  • Apply an effect without having to open a GUI or start a project.
  • Apply effects to a large number of files, or in an automated manner.
  • You need a deterministic environment to debug a plugin you are developing.
  • Command-line only audio processing.

lv2file does not come with any built-in effects, so you must install other packages containing LV2 plugins to use with lv2file.

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

sudo apt-get -y install lv2file

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

You can also use apt command to install lv2file.

sudo apt -y install lv2file

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

sudo aptitude install lv2file

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix lv2file command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.