nmds.py: command not found

Maybe Your $PATH variable doesn't contain the default paths? echo $PATH should give something like:

[root@server ~]# echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin

If it's empty, You may set the PATH variable with this command

export PATH="/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/root/bin"

On Debian possible default full paths are:

/usr/lib/qiime/bin/nmds.py - from package: qiime

You may install the required package with command apt-get install {package}

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nmds.py: bevel nie gevind nie
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nmds.py: comando não encontrado
nmds.py: commande introuvable
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nmds.py: käsku ei ole
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nmds.py: kommandot finns inte
nmds.py: komut yok
nmds.py: nie znaleziono polecenia
nmds.py: níor aimsíodh an t-ordú
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nmds.py: perintah tidak ditemukan
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nmds.py: команда не найдена
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