hdhomerun_config command not found

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

Introduction

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

hdhomerun_config: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: hdhomerun_config: command not found

Solutions to hdhomerun_config: command not found

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

In Ubuntu hdhomerun_config is provided by hdhomerun-config package.

hdhomerun-config is:

This package supports the Silicon Dust HDHomeRun. The HDHomeRun is a networked, two tuner digital TV tuner compatible with MythTV, SageTV, and VLC.

This utility can be used for:

  • Discovering your tuner location and name
  • Gathering tuner settings
  • Setting tuner setting
  • Performing scans
  • Performing firmware upgrades

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

sudo apt-get -y install hdhomerun-config

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

You can also use apt command to install hdhomerun-config.

sudo apt -y install hdhomerun-config

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

sudo aptitude install hdhomerun-config

Summary

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