map_coords_to_bin.pl command not found

Introduction

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

map_coords_to_bin.pl: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: map_coords_to_bin.pl: command not found

Solutions to map_coords_to_bin.pl: command not found

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

In Ubuntu map_coords_to_bin.pl is provided by sift package.

sift is:

SIFT is a sequence homology-based tool that sorts intolerant from tolerant amino acid substitutions and predicts whether an amino acid substitution in a protein will have a phenotypic effect. SIFT is based on the premise that protein evolution is correlated with protein function. Positions important for function should be conserved in an alignment of the protein family, whereas unimportant positions should appear diverse in an alignment.

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

sudo apt-get -y install sift

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

You can also use apt command to install sift.

sudo apt -y install sift

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

sudo aptitude install sift

Summary

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