3BandEQ command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix 3BandEQ command not found error message

Introduction

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

3BandEQ: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: 3BandEQ: command not found

Solutions to 3BandEQ: command not found

How To Fix 3BandEQ: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu 3BandEQ is provided by dpf-plugins-common package.

dpf-plugins-common is:

Common files for collection of DPF-based plugins in LADSPA, DSSI, LV2 and VST2 formats.

The list of plugins/packs are:

  • glBars
  • Kars
  • Mini-Series (3BandEQ, 3BandSplitter, PingPongPan)
  • ndc-Plugs (Amplitude Imposer, Cycle Shifter, Soul Force)
  • MVerb
  • Nekobi
  • ProM

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

sudo apt-get -y install dpf-plugins-common

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

You can also use apt command to install dpf-plugins-common.

sudo apt -y install dpf-plugins-common

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

sudo aptitude install dpf-plugins-common

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix 3BandEQ command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.