hdsploader command not found

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

Introduction

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

hdsploader: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: hdsploader: command not found

Solutions to hdsploader: command not found

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

In Ubuntu hdsploader is provided by alsa-firmware-loaders package.

alsa-firmware-loaders is:

A collection of software loaders for specific hardware:

cspctl - Sound Blaster 16 ASP/CSP control program hdsploader - firmware loader for the RME Hammerfall DSP cards mixartloader - firmware loader for Digigram’s miXart board sound drivers pcxhrloader - firmware loader for Digigram pcxhr compatible soundcards sscape_ctl - SoundScape control utility and firmware loader usx2yloader - firmware loader for Tascam USX2Y USB soundcards vxloader - firmware loader for Digigram VX soundcards

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

sudo apt-get -y install alsa-firmware-loaders

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

You can also use apt command to install alsa-firmware-loaders.

sudo apt -y install alsa-firmware-loaders

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

sudo aptitude install alsa-firmware-loaders

Summary

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