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SRA tool kit 2.9.4

Hy , I am looking to install NCBI SRA tool kit 2.9.4 current version in my linux ubuntu distribution. I have downloaded from from NCBI SRA link and unzip it by using tar -xvf command. I am looking for help to know how I can feed it to my machine so that I can use prefetch and fastq dump options. bc sudo apt-get install command is not working in this case. any help please. thanks

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updated by GenoMax GenoMax • written by mohsinazeem30 • mohsinazeem30

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You have to add the downloaded binaries to the PATH environment variable. Assuming you downloaded the ubuntu version (sratoolkit.2.9.4-1-ubuntu64.tar.gz), after you untarred it:

cd ./sratoolkit.2.9.4-1-ubuntu64/bin/
export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)

Also, please be precise and provide more details when asking questions:

bc sudo apt-get install command is not working in this case.

What are the error messages? What doesn't work, installing SRAtoolkit, or using it after installing? Which SRAtoolkit did you download?

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