I can´t install because I don´t have permission!....

tekipepi · 09-16-2009, 03:08 PM

I´m trying to install a program in my laptop.
Im using Linux Debian.
Everytime I try to install it it says it´s looking for permission and ´Are you Root?´

How do I get permission for me to install my programs? Please help...

EricTRA · 09-16-2009, 03:15 PM

Hello and Welcome to LinuxQuestions,

What program are you trying to install? How are you installing it? Using apt-get, synaptic, from source? Are you logged in as root as the install asks? Or as a normal user. Have you tried using

Code:

sudo <yourinstallationcommand>

Kind regards,

Eric

repo · 09-16-2009, 03:16 PM

Welcome to LQ
What are you trying to install?
Use su to become root.
In a terminal type

Code:

su
give the root password

tekipepi · 09-16-2009, 03:21 PM

Im trying to install a program named gaych.
It´s a tar.bz2 type of document...

Problem is I can´t install it because it says permission not accepted then are you root.
This is what comes out

Quote:

/home/user/My Documents> apt-get install
E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13 Permission denied)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?

I´m running on debian and I just got this laptop really recently. I don´t really know how to run it yet...

EricTRA · 09-16-2009, 03:25 PM

What is the command you used to install it? Did you unpack it in a terminal or in the file manager?

Please post the command you used and the result.

Kind regards,

Eric

tekipepi · 09-16-2009, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricTRA

Hello and Welcome to LinuxQuestions,

What program are you trying to install? How are you installing it? Using apt-get, synaptic, from source? Are you logged in as root as the install asks? Or as a normal user. Have you tried using

Code:

sudo <yourinstallationcommand>

Kind regards,

Eric

Im trying to install it using apt-get. I´m only a normal user cause I don´t know how to log in as root...

tekipepi · 09-16-2009, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricTRA

What is the command you used to install it? Did you unpack it in a terminal or in the file manager?

Please post the command you used and the result.

Kind regards,

Eric

Im unpacked it in the file manager.
I´m trying apt-get to install

repo · 09-16-2009, 03:30 PM

To install tar.bz2 file:
replace foo with the name from the file

open a terminal
type

Code:

bunzip2 foo.tar.bz2
tar -xvf foo.tar
cd foo

read the readme files
in general

Code:

./configure
make
su
give the root password
make install

EricTRA · 09-16-2009, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EricTRA

What is the command you used to install it? Did you unpack it in a terminal or in the file manager?

Please post the command you used and the result.

Kind regards,

Eric

Oops, missed some info you posted.

apt-get is the command you use to install a package from the repository. Since you stated you have the tar.bz2 file, this is not the way to install it.

You'll first have to unzip the package, probably compile it and make + make install it.

Code:

tar xzvf <thefilename.tar.gz2>

try that command in a console first and post the output. If no errors are encountered you should have a directory with the name of the package, I assume. If that is the case, check if you have a file named configure in there.

Kind regards,

Eric

tekipepi · 09-16-2009, 03:36 PM

Eric This is what I got

Quote:

> tar xzvf <gyach-enhanced_pyvoice-binary-1.0.7-i586.tar.bz2>
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'

tekipepi · 09-16-2009, 03:42 PM

@repo
What do U mean I change the file name with foo.tar.bz2?

This is the filename of the thing I want to unzip
gyach-enhanced_pyvoice-binary-1.0.7-i586.tar.bz2

How do i do what you´re trying to make me do?

EricTRA · 09-16-2009, 03:43 PM

Sorry, my mistake. Use the commands as specified by repo since it's a bz2 compressed file, not a gz file. My apologies, getting time to get horizontal and give the brain some rest I guess.

The commands as posted by repo should work though.

Kind regards,

Eric

repo · 09-16-2009, 03:43 PM

then use
gyach-enhanced_pyvoice-binary-1.0.7-i586.tar.bz2
instead of foo.tar.bz2

tekipepi · 09-16-2009, 03:47 PM

it says there´s no such file in the directory.
Do you think it has something to with me saving the zipped file in file manager?

repo · 09-16-2009, 03:49 PM

in the terminal, you first need to cd to where the file is located.
If the file is on the desktop

Code:

cd Desktop