ola_rdm_discover command not found

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

Introduction

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

ola_rdm_discover: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: ola_rdm_discover: command not found

In Ubuntu ola_rdm_discover is provided by ola package.

ola is:

The DMX512 standard for Digital MultipleX is used for digital communication networks commonly used to control stage lighting and effects.

The Open Lighting Architecture (OLA) provides a plugin framework for distributing DMX512 control signals.

This package contains olad, the OLA daemon used to control lighting, and a number of command-line tools to control and manipulate olad.

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

sudo apt-get -y install ola

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

You can also use apt command to install ola.

sudo apt -y install ola

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

sudo aptitude install ola

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