vorbisgain command not found

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

Introduction

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

vorbisgain: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: vorbisgain: command not found

Solutions to vorbisgain: command not found

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

In Ubuntu vorbisgain is provided by vorbisgain package.

vorbisgain is:

vorbisgain calculates a percieved volume of an Ogg Vorbis file using the Replay Gain algorithm. It then stores a per-track and per-album volume adjustment in the file’s tags, to let songs play back with a uniform volume. The process is non-destructive and does not change the audio data at all.

Many audio players in Debian support reading these tags, including XMMS, Quod Libet, amaroK, Muine, and Rhythmbox.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vorbisgain

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

You can also use apt command to install vorbisgain.

sudo apt -y install vorbisgain

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

sudo aptitude install vorbisgain

Summary

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