king-probe command not found

Introduction

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

king-probe: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: king-probe: command not found

Solutions to king-probe: command not found

How To Fix king-probe: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu king-probe is provided by king-probe package.

king-probe is:

king-probe is a program that allows one to evaluate atomic packing, either within or between molecules. It generates “contact dots” where atoms are in close contact.

The program king-probe generates “contact dots” at points on the van der Waals surface of atoms which are in close proximity to other atoms; reading atomic coordinates in protein databank (PDB) format files and writing color-coded dot lists (spikes where atoms clash) for inclusion in a kinemage.

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

sudo apt-get -y install king-probe

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

You can also use apt command to install king-probe.

sudo apt -y install king-probe

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

sudo aptitude install king-probe

Summary

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