<p>I suspect the path should not be 'ubuntu/home/Desktop/DATES/bin'. It should be /home/username/DATES/bin, where username would be your ubuntu ID/name</p>

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2023-09-15T14:19:06.683Z
2023-09-15T14:19:06.683Z
Anurag Kadian
<p>I've been trying to run <a href="https://github.com/priyamoorjani/DATES" rel="nofollow noreferrer">DATES</a>, a software that estimates admixture time, on my Linux Mint machine but I keep running into problems. This is the code to run the program:</p>
<pre><code>./dates -p pardates.txt
</code></pre>
<p>The program then runs smoothly, but right before it ends it comes into an error:</p>
<pre><code>Calling fit!...
dates_jackknife -p pardates.txt -l     0.450 -z Assyrian -r 77  -a &gt;Assyrian:log
**sh: 1: dates_jackknife: not found**
##end of dates:       28.806 seconds cpu      627.270 Mbytes in use
</code></pre>
<p>I have tried the software on other Linux flavors but it keeps giving the same error, despite the fact I have exported the path to the bin directory every single time. I exported the path with this line:</p>
<pre><code>export PATH=/ubuntu/home/Desktop/DATES/bin
</code></pre>
<p>I've also checked my version of perl script (dates jackknife's script) and it's up to date.</p>
<p>I have contacted the authors about the issue but they told me it's an issue with my environment, which I'm pretty sure is not.</p>

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2023-04-10T21:07:59.527Z
it would help to see exactly what the authors said, to diagnose the details.
Maximilian Press
<genetics><admixture>
DATES: sh: 1: dates_jackknife: not found
# DATES: sh: 1: dates_jackknife: not found

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-04-03)

I've been trying to run DATES, a software that estimates admixture time, on my Linux Mint machine but I keep running into problems. This is the code to run the program:
./dates -p pardates.txt

The program then runs smoothly, but right before it ends it comes into an error:
Calling fit!...
dates_jackknife -p pardates.txt -l     0.450 -z Assyrian -r 77  -a >Assyrian:log
**sh: 1: dates_jackknife: not found**
##end of dates:       28.806 seconds cpu      627.270 Mbytes in use

I have tried the software on other Linux flavors but it keeps giving the same error, despite the fact I have exported the path to the bin directory every single time. I exported the path with this line:
export PATH=/ubuntu/home/Desktop/DATES/bin

I've also checked my version of perl script (dates jackknife's script) and it's up to date.
I have contacted the authors about the issue but they told me it's an issue with my environment, which I'm pretty sure is not.

**Tags:** genetics, admixture
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: it would help to see exactly what the authors said, to diagnose the details.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2023-09-15. Score: 1

I suspect the path should not be 'ubuntu/home/Desktop/DATES/bin'. It should be /home/username/DATES/bin, where username would be your ubuntu ID/name


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