irxevent command not found

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

Introduction

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

irxevent: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: irxevent: command not found

In Ubuntu irxevent is provided by lirc-x package.

lirc-x is:

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

This package provides X utilities for LIRC:

irxevent: Allows controlling X applications with a remote control.
xmode2: Shows the IR waveform of the remote controller without an oscilloscope. Unneeded for TV cards or the Irman.

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

sudo apt-get -y install lirc-x

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

You can also use apt command to install lirc-x.

sudo apt -y install lirc-x

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

sudo aptitude install lirc-x

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