fetch_cif_dict command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix fetch_cif_dict command not found error message

Introduction

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

fetch_cif_dict: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: fetch_cif_dict: command not found

In Ubuntu fetch_cif_dict is provided by cod-tools package.

cod-tools is:

cod-tools is a set of Perl modules and command line tools for manipulating Crystallographic Information Format (CIF) v1.1 and v2.0 files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install cod-tools

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

You can also use apt command to install cod-tools.

sudo apt -y install cod-tools

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

sudo aptitude install cod-tools

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