owx-check command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix owx-check command not found error message

Introduction

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

owx-check: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: owx-check: command not found

Solutions to owx-check: command not found

How To Fix owx-check: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu owx-check is provided by owx package.

owx is:

Open Wouxun (OWX) is a portable, open-source, command-line utility designed to program Wouxun dual-banders under any modern UNIX operating system. It supports KG-UV2D, KG-UVD1P and possibly other radios that identify as KG669V (such as Navcomm TK-890, Midland TK-790, Albrecht DB-270, Dynascan DB-48 and other brands).

Utility has five functions. They are used to:

check radio connection
download binary data from radio
upload binary data to radio
export human-readable spreadsheet from binary data file
import edited spreadsheet into existing binary data file

Binary data contains everything that can be changed in the radio - all settings, channels, current modes of operation etc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install owx

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

You can also use apt command to install owx.

sudo apt -y install owx

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

sudo aptitude install owx

Summary

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