vmpk command not found

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

Introduction

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

vmpk: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: vmpk: command not found

Solutions to vmpk: command not found

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

In Ubuntu vmpk is provided by vmpk package.

vmpk is:

Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard is a MIDI events generator and receiver. It doesn’t produce any sound by itself, but can be used to drive a MIDI synthesizer (either hardware or software, internal or external). You can use the computer’s keyboard to play MIDI notes, and also the mouse. You can use the Virtual MIDI Piano Keyboard to display the played MIDI notes from another instrument or MIDI file player.

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

sudo apt-get -y install vmpk

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

You can also use apt command to install vmpk.

sudo apt -y install vmpk

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

sudo aptitude install vmpk

Summary

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