maq.pl command not found

Introduction

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

maq.pl: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: maq.pl: command not found

Solutions to maq.pl: command not found

How To Fix maq.pl: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu maq.pl is provided by maq package.

maq is:

Maq (short for Mapping and Assembly with Quality) builds mapping assemblies from short reads generated by the next-generation sequencing machines. It was particularly designed for Illumina-Solexa 1G Genetic Analyzer, and has a preliminary functionality to handle ABI SOLiD data. Maq is previously known as mapass2.

Developmemt of Maq stopped in 2008. Its successors are BWA and SAMtools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install maq

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

You can also use apt command to install maq.

sudo apt -y install maq

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

sudo aptitude install maq

Summary

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