Instructions given with gcaldaemon zip file.

Unpack the distribution ('GCALDaemon' directory)

under the '/usr/local/sbin' directory, as root.

cd /usr/local/sbin

unzip /downloads/gcaldaemon-linux-1.x.zip

chgrp -R groupname /usr/local/sbin/GCALDaemon

chmod -R g+w /usr/local/sbin/GCALDaemon

chmod 755 /usr/local/sbin/GCALDaemon/bin/*.sh

But I get back that I dont have permission to write to the sbin file.
I know I must do this as root but can someone please tell me how.

I tried adding sudo before the cd command and it said "cd command not found"
Synching evolution with an online calendar is crucial for me. Any help would be appreciated.

Ubuntu has disabled root loogin, but there is a way around it. The prefered way in Ubuntu is to use sudo.

Open a console, then give the command 'cd /usr/local/sbin' (without quotes). You should be allowed to cd into /usr/local/sbin as normal user.

Move the file you downloaded to /usr/local/bin: sudo mv ~/downloads/gcaldaemon-linux-1.x.zip /usr/local/sbin (assuming the file is in your home directory in a sub-directory called downloads). You will need to use sudo in order to write to /usr/local/sbin, because normal user does not have permission.

Now, to unzip the file, sudo unzip gcaldaemon-linux-1.x.zip.

sudo chgrp -R groupname GCALDaemon (where groupname is the name of the group you are supposed to assign to the file)

sudo chmod -R g+w GCALDaemon

sudo chmod 755 GCALDaemon/bin/*.sh

Thanks so much for your response.

This is what I'm getting when I try to cd to usr/local/sbin

But I think the file does exist because I see it in the file manager.


amre@amre-laptop:~$ cd/usr/local/sbin
bash: cd/usr/local/sbin: No such file or directory

So it stands to reason that when I follow along and input the rest of the commands I get:

amre@amre-laptop:~$ sudo mv ~ /home/amre/Desktop/gcaldaemon-linux-1.0-beta16.zip /usr/local/sbin
mv: cannot stat `~/home/amre/Desktop/gcaldaemon-linux-1.0-beta16.zip': No such file or directory

Can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks so much.....

You need a space between "cd" and the directory you want to change to.

Edit: your mv command is wrong because "~" is used to mean your user's home directory (/home/amre in this case). So, you don't want to move from ~/home/amre/Desktop/filename, but rather /home/amre/Desktop/filename or ~/Desktop/filename.

FYI

You can also sudo to root...

you can enable root access in gui in ubuntu the following way:

go to SYSTEM->ADMINISTRATION->USERS AND GROUPS and on user "ROOT" click properties and set a password in the 'account' tab, then in the 'user privileges' tab place all the ticks and 'ok' your way out.

then go to SYSTEM->ADMINISTRATION->LOGIN WINDOW and in the 'security' tab place a tick in 'allow local system administrator login'

you're done! now you can login as root and start making and breaking your system from X!

not save and secure but oooooooo so handy!

enjoy!

A much better approach is to just create an interactive sudo session, by running "sudo -i"

This will put you in a root shell, and you won't have to run sudo before every command. Just remember to run "exit" when you're done, so you don't accidentally keep doing stuff as root.

As others have pointed out, a space is required between commands and their arguments.

I finally got into the usr/local/sbin file. When I attempt to move Gcaldaemon there I get this response. What am I doing wrong now??

amre@amre-laptop:/usr/local/sbin$ sudo mv ~ /home/amre/Desktop/gcaldaemon-linux-1.0-beta16.zip usr/local/sbin
mv: target `usr/local/sbin' is not a directory

Thanks to everyone who is guiding me through this.

Another question I have is about "groupname" is this a name I choose or find somewhere.......

The error is arising out of how you are trying to specify the directory:

usr/local/sbin would mean a directory called usr, existing in whatever directory you're currently in.

/usr/local/sbin, on the other hand, means a directory called usr. existing under the root (/) filesystem.

I don't think you want to mv your home dir (~) as well as that file ?

mv /home/amre/Desktop/gcaldaemon-linux-1.0-beta16.zip /usr/local/sbin

I have the program installed now and have followed the instructions in the documents file. Haven't gotten it to sync. yet, but I'm working on it. Is there a way to get a sync launcher on the desktop so I don't need to open the terminal to get it to sync on demand?

Thanks

I keep receiving the following error when I enter 'sudo chgrp -R groupname GCALDaemon'

chgrp: invalid group: `groupname'

How do I know what the groupname should be?

Thanks!

Jason

Have a look at the installation instructions: http://gcaldaemon.sourceforge.net/usage11.html