f5ls command not found

Introduction

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

f5ls: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: f5ls: command not found

Solutions to f5ls: command not found

How To Fix f5ls: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu f5ls is provided by fast5 package.

fast5 is:

The data produced by Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) sequencers are stored in fast5 files, based on the HDF5 file format, with one file per sequenced read. This package provides utilities to inspect these files, as well as to pack them for more effficient use.

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

sudo apt-get -y install fast5

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

You can also use apt command to install fast5.

sudo apt -y install fast5

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

sudo aptitude install fast5

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix f5ls command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.