calfjackhost command not found

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

Introduction

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

calfjackhost: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: calfjackhost: command not found

Solutions to calfjackhost: command not found

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

In Ubuntu calfjackhost is provided by calf-plugins package.

calf-plugins is:

The Calf plugins include all todays frequently used studio effects along with some feature-rich sound processors.

Calf Studiogear is designed to run under the most flexible plugin standard in Linux, namely LV2. So you’re able to insert them in lots of plugin-capable audio software like Ardour, Rosegarden and others.

The Calf Rack offers you all Calf effects and synthesizers in an easy-to-use studio rack. Wire the effects through Jack to build your own studio environment and trigger the sound processors live or through a MIDI sequencer or tracker.

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

sudo apt-get -y install calf-plugins

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

You can also use apt command to install calf-plugins.

sudo apt -y install calf-plugins

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

sudo aptitude install calf-plugins

Summary

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