msp430-gdbtui command not found

Introduction

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

msp430-gdbtui: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: msp430-gdbtui: command not found

Solutions to msp430-gdbtui: command not found

How To Fix msp430-gdbtui: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu msp430-gdbtui is provided by gdb-msp430 package.

gdb-msp430 is:

GDB is a source-level debugger, capable of breaking programs at any specific line, displaying variable values, and determining where errors occurred. Currently, it works for C, C++, Fortran Modula 2 and Java programs. A must-have for any serious programmer. This package is primarily for MSP430 developers and cross-compilers and is not needed by normal users or developers.

This package has been compiled to target the TI’s MSP430 architecture.

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

sudo apt-get -y install gdb-msp430

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

You can also use apt command to install gdb-msp430.

sudo apt -y install gdb-msp430

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

sudo aptitude install gdb-msp430

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix msp430-gdbtui command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.