xtp_makeauxbasis command not found

Introduction

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

xtp_makeauxbasis: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: xtp_makeauxbasis: command not found

Solutions to xtp_makeauxbasis: command not found

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

In Ubuntu xtp_makeauxbasis is provided by votca-xtp package.

votca-xtp is:

VOTCA is a software package which focuses on the analysis of molecular dynamics data, the development of systematic coarse-graining techniques as well as methods used for simulating microscopic charge transport in disordered semiconductors.

xtp is Votca’s exciton transport simulation engine.

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

sudo apt-get -y install votca-xtp

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

You can also use apt command to install votca-xtp.

sudo apt -y install votca-xtp

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

sudo aptitude install votca-xtp

Summary

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