I thought perhaps it was the directory bu the directory was ~/Downloads . On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Michael wrote: > But how do you give him permission? unix only does file permissions. > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> Well, when building code that is to be used system wide you would need to >> run the commands elevated (aka root/sudo). If the build is supposed to run >> as a local user then making sure that the user you are running as has >> rights to the location that it is touching (file permissions for example) >> are in place. >> >> This >> email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. >> www.avast.com >> >> <#-916193712_-845123429_DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> >> >> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 7:00 AM, Michael wrote: >> >>> 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 < >>> cryptworks@gmail.com> 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~(-: >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> 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~(-: > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: