tarball problem

bmrtin · 01-14-2004, 06:54 AM

i downloaded a progeam and ran ./configure and make but when i ran make install it said that it could not create a folder because of permission denied what am i doing wroung.

thanks in advance for any help

g-rod · 01-14-2004, 06:57 AM

It is trying to copy the files into you directory tree and you don't have permission. If you trust the supplier of the software run the install as root.

clar77 · 01-14-2004, 06:58 AM

you have to su to root to run make install. It wants to write files to folders you can't wrote to as a normal user.

bmrtin · 01-14-2004, 07:11 AM

do i cd in to the root and then type make install

off the subject-- what book if any should i read to learn linux

clar77 · 01-14-2004, 07:19 AM

well not quite, type

>su

that will prompt you for the root user passwd, you now have 'super user' power, you can read/write/delete anything on the system, be careful.

now you can type

>make install

and all should go well.

as for books I suggest browsing the forums, using http://www.google.com/linux, and I think O'Riley may have some good linux guides that cover commands, tricks. etc.... Also search google for linux tutorials and things of this nature.