I am trying to install clamav-0.92rc2. I follow the read me file and it just says to follow the regular ./configure then make then make install. Problem is when I do the make install I get a permission denied.

fexter@fexter-desktop:~/clamav-0.92rc2$ make install
Making install in libclamav
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/fexter/clamav-0.92rc2/libclamav'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/fexter/clamav-0.92rc2/libclamav'
test -z "/usr/local/lib" || mkdir -p -- "/usr/local/lib"
/bin/bash ../libtool --mode=install /usr/bin/install -c 'libclamav.la' '/usr/local/lib/libclamav.la'
/usr/bin/install -c .libs/libclamav.so.3.0.1 /usr/local/lib/libclamav.so.3.0.1
/usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file `/usr/local/lib/libclamav.so.3.0.1': Permission denied
make[2]: *** [install-libLTLIBRARIES] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/fexter/clamav-0.92rc2/libclamav'
make[1]: *** [install-am] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/fexter/clamav-0.92rc2/libclamav'
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1


Anyone have a clue?

Thanks so much!

Fexter Dexter

Try doing the install as root.

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Steve Stites

Thanks this is a double for some reason!

to install as root:

sudo make install

of course you have to have sudo permissions

maybe im wrong but dont you have to make before make install?

That is the standard way to install tarballs. Some developers do combine the make and make install steps into a single make install step.

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Steve Stites