rename_file.pl command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix rename_file.pl command not found error message

Introduction

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

rename_file.pl: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: rename_file.pl: command not found

Solutions to rename_file.pl: command not found

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

In Ubuntu rename_file.pl is provided by trace2dbest package.

trace2dbest is:

ESTs are short sequences derived from reverse-transcribed RNA. Their abundances yield insights in the expression of genes across tissues, support the discovery of new genes and allow one to assess the coverage of whole genome sequencing projects. Public databases like dbEST at the NCBI collect this data.

trace2dbEST process raw sequenceing chromatograph trace files from EST projects into quality-checked sequences, ready for submission to dbEST. trace2dbEST guides you through the creation of all the necessary files for submission of ESTs to dbEST. trace2dbest makes use of other software (available free under academic licence) that you will need to have installed, namely phred, cross_match and (optionally) BLAST.

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

sudo apt-get -y install trace2dbest

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

You can also use apt command to install trace2dbest.

sudo apt -y install trace2dbest

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

sudo aptitude install trace2dbest

Summary

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