rfdump command not found

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

Introduction

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

rfdump: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: rfdump: command not found

Solutions to rfdump: command not found

How To Fix rfdump: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu rfdump is provided by rfdump package.

rfdump is:

RFDump is a tool to decode RFID tags and show their meta information: tag ID, tag type, manufacturer etc. The user data memory of a tag can be displayed and modified using either a hex or an ASCII editor. In addition, the integrated cookie feature demonstrates how easy it is for a company to abuse RFID technology to spy on their customers. RFDump works with the ACG multi-tag reader or similar card reader hardware.

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

sudo apt-get -y install rfdump

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

You can also use apt command to install rfdump.

sudo apt -y install rfdump

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

sudo aptitude install rfdump

Summary

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