draco_encoder command not found

Introduction

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

draco_encoder: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: draco_encoder: command not found

Solutions to draco_encoder: command not found

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

In Ubuntu draco_encoder is provided by draco package.

draco is:

Draco is a library for compressing and decompressing 3D geometric meshes and point clouds. It is intended to improve the storage and transmission of 3D graphics.

Draco is designed and built for compression efficiency and speed. The code supports compressing points, connectivity information, texture coordinates, color information, normals, and any other generic attributes associated with geometry. With Draco, applications using 3D graphics can be significantly smaller without compromising visual fidelity. For users, this means apps can now be downloaded faster, 3D graphics in the browser can load quicker, and VR and AR scenes can now be transmitted with a fraction of the bandwidth and rendered quickly.

This package provides command line tools to compress and decompress files using Draco.

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

sudo apt-get -y install draco

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

You can also use apt command to install draco.

sudo apt -y install draco

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

sudo aptitude install draco

Summary

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