rygel-preferences command not found

Introduction

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

rygel-preferences: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: rygel-preferences: command not found

Solutions to rygel-preferences: command not found

How To Fix rygel-preferences: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu rygel-preferences is provided by rygel-preferences package.

rygel-preferences is:

Rygel is a home media solution that allows you to easily share audio, video and pictures, and control of media player on your home network. In technical terms it is both a UPnP AV MediaServer and MediaRenderer implemented through a plug-in mechanism. Interoperability with other devices in the market is achieved by conformance to very strict requirements of DLNA and on the fly conversion of media to format that client devices are capable of handling.

This package provides a graphical tool to configure Rygel and set custom preferences. Normally you’d configure your sharing preferences with GNOME Control Center and not need this tool.

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

sudo apt-get -y install rygel-preferences

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

You can also use apt command to install rygel-preferences.

sudo apt -y install rygel-preferences

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

sudo aptitude install rygel-preferences

Summary

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