Trying to run InstallSQLiteStudio-3.2.1 on Chrombook

Mahomes@1958 · 09-18-2020, 11:33 AM

Hello,

I have a Chromebook R13 and I have just started learning linux.

I have downloaded the SQLiteStudio file installSQliteStudio-3.2.1 for linux

Trying to run "chmod +x installSQLiteStudio-3.2.1"
error: Operation not permitted.

I could use some help on solving this and getting SQLiteStudio to run on my Chromebook. I am not able to get this to execute.

Tom

sgosnell · 09-19-2020, 10:17 AM

chmod requires root privileges. Try putting sudo in front of it. Some chromebooks allow the use of sudo without a password, but the implementation varies. If asked for a password, you'll have to figure that out.

ondoho · 09-19-2020, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgosnell

chmod requires root privileges.

Not necessarily.
Simply making a file executable should NOT require root privileges (unless that's something that works fundamentally different on ChromeOS).

rnturn · 09-19-2020, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mahomes@1958

Hello,

I have a Chromebook R13 and I have just started learning linux.

I have downloaded the SQLiteStudio file installSQliteStudio-3.2.1 for linux

Trying to run "chmod +x installSQLiteStudio-3.2.1"
error: Operation not permitted.

I could use some help on solving this and getting SQLiteStudio to run on my Chromebook. I am not able to get this to execute.

Tom

What is that file? A shell script? An executable (like a Windows installer)? Issuing:

Code:

$ file installSQLiteStudio-3.2.1

will give you an idea.

Where is file located? Permissions on the directory might be a problem (low probability of this, though, since you were able to place the file there in the first place. Still, IMHO, worth checking.

I'd suggest simply trying "bash ./installSQLiteStudio-3.2.1" if making that file executable isn't working but I suspect you'll run into other permissions-related roadblocks if a simple "chmod +x filename" is resulting in an error message.

Bottom line: more information about your environment would be helpful.

sgosnell · 09-19-2020, 12:31 PM

If this is a chromebook converted entirely to Linux, it's one thing, but if it's still running ChromeOS and the above is being done in the terminal there, it's another. I agree that more information is necessary.