setcd command not found

Introduction

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

setcd: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: setcd: command not found

Solutions to setcd: command not found

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

In Ubuntu setcd is provided by setcd package.

setcd is:

This program allows you to control the behaviour of your Linux cdrom player.

You can control: auto close, auto eject, medium type checking and tray/caddy locking. You can get information on the volume name of CD-ROMs and other data, and you can set the speed of your drive and choose a disc from a jukebox.

The source of this package may be an example for cdrom player program developers that wish to exploit the features of the Linux cdrom interface.

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

sudo apt-get -y install setcd

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

You can also use apt command to install setcd.

sudo apt -y install setcd

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

sudo aptitude install setcd

Summary

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