madfuload command not found

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

Introduction

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

madfuload: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: madfuload: command not found

Solutions to madfuload: command not found

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

In Ubuntu madfuload is provided by madfuload package.

madfuload is:

This package allows you to use M-Audio’s DFU audio devices with Linux. These devices require a firmware download before an operating system driver (e.g. ALSA’s snd-usb-audio) can access them.

Supported devices:

  • Sonica
  • Ozone
  • MobilePre USB (some newer models work without the loader)
  • Transit The loader is not required for some newer models of the above devices, like the Ozone Academic.

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

sudo apt-get -y install madfuload

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

You can also use apt command to install madfuload.

sudo apt -y install madfuload

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

sudo aptitude install madfuload

Summary

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