alfilldb command not found

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

Introduction

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

alfilldb: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: alfilldb: command not found

Solutions to alfilldb: command not found

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

In Ubuntu alfilldb is provided by audiolink package.

audiolink is:

AudioLink is a tool that makes searching for music on your local storage media easier and faster. Your searches can include a variety of criteria, like male artists, female artists, band, genre, etc.

It works with MP3 and Ogg Vorbis files and creates a MySQL database in which it stores the information about the music files. It creates symbolic links to the actual music files based on the search results. You can search for multiple fields, like artist, band, composer, lyricist, etc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install audiolink

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

You can also use apt command to install audiolink.

sudo apt -y install audiolink

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

sudo aptitude install audiolink

Summary

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