svdrpsend command not found

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

Introduction

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

svdrpsend: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: svdrpsend: command not found

Solutions to svdrpsend: command not found

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

In Ubuntu svdrpsend is provided by vdr package.

vdr is:

Video Disk Recorder (VDR) is a digital sat-receiver program using Linux and DVB technologies. It allows one to record MPEG2 streams, as well as output the stream to TV. It is also possible to watch DVDs (hardware accelerated) with some comfort and use an IR remote control.

This package contains the VDR main program which is controlled via the PC keyboard or a IR remote control.

NOTE: You should install compatible DVB drivers before using these programs. Also the standard VDR (without special plugins) requires a DVB-Card with an integrated mpeg-decoder, a so called Full-Featured Card.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vdr

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

You can also use apt command to install vdr.

sudo apt -y install vdr

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

sudo aptitude install vdr

Summary

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