amcgeetb 0 Posted October 28, 2004 Hi, I downloaded a file, untared it, configued it, then when I go to "INSTALL" I am told "permission denied". I do not know what to do. Please help me? Thank You Willie Share this post Link to post
dapperdan & danleff rock! 0 Posted October 28, 2004 Im pretty new to linux as well. but if you can open the file in graphic mode you can right click on it and change the permissions. I had the same problem once. also make install... maybe u need to run that command. I dont know how to change permisions in the shell. Yoper linux ROCKS!! Share this post Link to post
danleff 0 Posted October 29, 2004 If you are configuring from source, then the steps are often; ./configure make then you need to go to root user by typing in su. then entering your password. At that point, you can do; make install However, it would help if you tell us what package that you are attempting to install, as directions do vary. Share this post Link to post
iamroot 0 Posted October 29, 2004 Use the command chmod a+x to change the permissions. Share this post Link to post