my question was more: how do I giv e it the permission to do the action..... but it is moot now because apt decided to work when I used it the second time. On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 8:10 AM, Stephen Partington wrote: > Just to break down this error set your error all starts with an inability > to create a directory. Lack of permission. > On Jan 25, 2016 10:18 PM, "Michael" wrote: > >> I'm trying to compile something and it is complaining about permisipns. >> What should I do to fix it? >> >> test -z "/usr/local/bin" || /bin/mkdir -p "/usr/local/bin" >> /usr/bin/install -c geeqie '/usr/local/bin' >> /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file ‘/usr/local/bin/geeqie’: >> Permission denied >> make[3]: *** [install-binPROGRAMS] Error 1 >> make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/bmike1/Downloads/geeqie-1.1/src' >> make[2]: *** [install-am] Error 2 >> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/bmike1/Downloads/geeqie-1.1/src' >> make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1 >> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/bmike1/Downloads/geeqie-1.1/src' >> make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1 >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: