fox command not found

Introduction

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

fox: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: fox: command not found

Solutions to fox: command not found

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

In Ubuntu fox is provided by objcryst-fox package.

objcryst-fox is:

FOX is a program for the ab initio structure determination from powder diffraction (neutrons, X-Ray). The crystal structure can be described as any combination of atoms, molecules or polyhedra, without a priori information about the connectivity of these ‘building block’. Fox can make multi-pattern global optimizations, and automatically correct special positions.

FOX could also be used for educational purposes, to display Crystal Structures in 3D with the associated powder diffraction pattern.

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

sudo apt-get -y install objcryst-fox

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

You can also use apt command to install objcryst-fox.

sudo apt -y install objcryst-fox

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

sudo aptitude install objcryst-fox

Summary

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