dc1394_reset_bus command not found

Introduction

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

dc1394_reset_bus: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: dc1394_reset_bus: command not found

Solutions to dc1394_reset_bus: command not found

How To Fix dc1394_reset_bus: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu dc1394_reset_bus is provided by libdc1394-utils package.

libdc1394-utils is:

libdc1394 is a library that is intended to provide a high level programming interface for application developers who wish to control IEEE 1394 based cameras that conform to the 1394-based Digital Camera Specification (found at http://www.1394ta.org/).

This version of libdc1394 supports both the old and new (juju) FireWire stack. It automatically detects which one to use at runtime.

This package contains an example program.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libdc1394-utils

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

You can also use apt command to install libdc1394-utils.

sudo apt -y install libdc1394-utils

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

sudo aptitude install libdc1394-utils

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix dc1394_reset_bus command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.