xboxdrvctl command not found

Introduction

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

xboxdrvctl: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xboxdrvctl: command not found

Solutions to xboxdrvctl: command not found

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

In Ubuntu xboxdrvctl is provided by xboxdrv package.

xboxdrv is:

This is a Xbox/Xbox360 gamepad driver for Linux that works in userspace. It is an alternative to the xpad kernel driver and has support for Xbox1 gamepads, Xbox360 USB gamepads and Xbox360 wireless gamepads. The Xbox360 guitar and some Xbox1 dancemats might work too. The Xbox 360 racing wheel is not supported, but shouldn’t be to hard to add if somebody is interested.

This driver is only of interest if the xpad kernel driver doesn’t work for you or if you want more configurabity. If the xpad kernel driver works for you there is no need to try this driver.

In addition to all the Xbox related stuff, the driver also supports the Thrustmaster Dual Power 3 gamepad, including rumble, which isn’t supported by the normal kernel driver.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xboxdrv

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

You can also use apt command to install xboxdrv.

sudo apt -y install xboxdrv

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

sudo aptitude install xboxdrv

Summary

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