bp_translate_seq command not found

Introduction

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

bp_translate_seq: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: bp_translate_seq: command not found

Solutions to bp_translate_seq: command not found

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

In Ubuntu bp_translate_seq is provided by bioperl package.

bioperl is:

The Bioperl project is a coordinated effort to collect computational methods routinely used in bioinformatics into a set of standard CPAN-style, well-documented, and freely available Perl modules. It is well-accepted throughout the community and used in many high-profile projects, e.g., Ensembl.

The recommended packages are needed to run some of the included binaries, for a detailed explanation including the specific Perl modules please see README.Debian.

The suggested package enhances the manual pages.

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

sudo apt-get -y install bioperl

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

You can also use apt command to install bioperl.

sudo apt -y install bioperl

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

sudo aptitude install bioperl

Summary

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