rtl_433 command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix rtl_433 command not found error message

Introduction

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

rtl_433: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: rtl_433: command not found

In Ubuntu rtl_433 is provided by rtl-433 package.

rtl-433 is:

This is a program to decode traffic from devices that are broadcasting on 433.9 MHz like temperature sensors.

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

sudo apt-get -y install rtl-433

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

You can also use apt command to install rtl-433.

sudo apt -y install rtl-433

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

sudo aptitude install rtl-433

In this tutorial we learn how to fix rtl_433 command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.