ddccontrol command not found

Introduction

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

ddccontrol: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: ddccontrol: command not found

Solutions to ddccontrol: command not found

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

In Ubuntu ddccontrol is provided by ddccontrol package.

ddccontrol is:

DDCcontrol is a tool used to control monitor parameters, like brightness and contrast, without using the OSD (On Screen Display) and the buttons in front of the monitor.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ddccontrol

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

You can also use apt command to install ddccontrol.

sudo apt -y install ddccontrol

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

sudo aptitude install ddccontrol

Summary

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