mp3val command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix mp3val command not found error message

Introduction

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

mp3val: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: mp3val: command not found

In Ubuntu mp3val is provided by mp3val package.

mp3val is:

MP3val is a small, high-speed tool for MPEG audio files validation and (optionally) fixing problems.

It was primarily designed for verification of MPEG 1 Layer III (MP3) files, but supports also other MPEG versions and layers.

It can be useful for finding corrupted files (e.g. incompletely downloaded).

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

sudo apt-get -y install mp3val

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

You can also use apt command to install mp3val.

sudo apt -y install mp3val

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

sudo aptitude install mp3val

In this tutorial we learn how to fix mp3val command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.