alsa_loopback command not found

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

Introduction

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

alsa_loopback: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: alsa_loopback: command not found

In Ubuntu alsa_loopback is provided by zita-alsa-pcmi-utils package.

zita-alsa-pcmi-utils is:

Two simple demo programs are provided. alsa_delay a ALSA version of jack_delay. And alsa_loopback

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

sudo apt-get -y install zita-alsa-pcmi-utils

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

You can also use apt command to install zita-alsa-pcmi-utils.

sudo apt -y install zita-alsa-pcmi-utils

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

sudo aptitude install zita-alsa-pcmi-utils

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