igv command not found

Introduction

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

igv: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: igv: command not found

Solutions to igv: command not found

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

In Ubuntu igv is provided by igv package.

igv is:

The Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) is a high-performance viewer that efficiently handles large heterogeneous data sets, while providing a smooth and intuitive user experience at all levels of genome resolution. A key characteristic of IGV is its focus on the integrative nature of genomic studies, with support for both array-based and next-generation sequencing data, and the integration of clinical and phenotypic data. Although IGV is often used to view genomic data from public sources, its primary emphasis is to support researchers who wish to visualize and explore their own data sets or those from colleagues. To that end, IGV supports flexible loading of local and remote data sets, and is optimized to provide high-performance data visualization and exploration on standard desktop systems.

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

sudo apt-get -y install igv

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

You can also use apt command to install igv.

sudo apt -y install igv

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

sudo aptitude install igv

Summary

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