airspyhf_gpio command not found

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

Introduction

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

airspyhf_gpio: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: airspyhf_gpio: command not found

Solutions to airspyhf_gpio: command not found

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

In Ubuntu airspyhf_gpio is provided by airspyhf package.

airspyhf is:

Airspy HF+ is an open source Software Defined Radio that can receive 9 kHZ to 31 MHz and 60 MHz to 260 MHz. It is a High Speed USB device powered by the USB bus.

This package contains some utility applications.

  • airspyhf_gpio
  • airspyhf_lib_version
  • airspyhf_info: probe device and show configuration
  • airspyhf_rx
  • airspyhf_calibrate

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

sudo apt-get -y install airspyhf

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

You can also use apt command to install airspyhf.

sudo apt -y install airspyhf

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

sudo aptitude install airspyhf

Summary

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