x13as command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix x13as command not found error message

Introduction

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

x13as: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: x13as: command not found

In Ubuntu x13as is provided by x13as package.

x13as is:

X-13ARIMA-SEATS is a seasonal adjustment software produced, distributed, and maintained by the Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce.

Features include:

Extensive time series modeling and model selection capabilities for linear regression models with ARIMA errors (regARIMA models);
The capability to generate ARIMA model-based seasonal adjustment using a version of the SEATS procedure originally developed by Victor Gómez and Agustín Maravall at the Bank of Spain as well as nonparametric adjustments from the X-11 procedure;
Diagnostics of the quality and stability of the adjustments achieved under the options selected;
The ability to efficiently process many series at once.

This package ships the version of the program that creates ASCII text file output.

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

sudo apt-get -y install x13as

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

You can also use apt command to install x13as.

sudo apt -y install x13as

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

sudo aptitude install x13as

In this tutorial we learn how to fix x13as command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.