irdb-get command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix irdb-get command not found error message

Introduction

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

irdb-get: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: irdb-get: command not found

In Ubuntu irdb-get is provided by lirc package.

lirc is:

LIRC stands for ‘Linux Infra-red Remote Control’.

This package provides the daemons and some utilities to support infra-red remote controls under Linux.

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

sudo apt-get -y install lirc

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

You can also use apt command to install lirc.

sudo apt -y install lirc

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

sudo aptitude install lirc

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