Hiya, thanks for the response. Here's what i've done. Downloaded "kicad-2009-02-26-final-UBUNTU_8.10.tgz" from KiCad website.
Used Archive Manager to extract "kicad" folder to desktop. Opened Rootterminal to move "kicad" folder from desktop to "usr/local/" with "sudo mv kicad/ usr/local/ Then copied "kicad.desktop" from "usr/local/kicad/bin/kicad/ to desktop (kicad icon appears on desktop!) NOTE: Files in usr/local/ are unaffected by updates, so libraries will remain. Also, i now have permission to edit/add libraries. Thank you. --- In [email protected], Dimitris Lampridis <d.lampri...@...> wrote: > > On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:27:31 -0000 > "Werner" <wernervanderstra...@...> wrote: > > > > > Hello, i'm running Ubuntu Karmic Koala. > > I've installed KiCad via the Ubuntu Software Centre. > > Next i create a new part in the current loaded library. > > Then i try to update the library file but get an error: > > > > not possible because no access to file > > > > This is because the library is in usr/share/KiCad/Library. > > And this is a root owned folder. > > > > When i remove KiCad from the system via the Ubuntu Software Centre, > > the KiCad folder with content remains in usr/share/ > > > > Would it be safe to change the ownership from root to my personal > > login? > > > > How did you install KiCad without losing permission to make changes > > to the library folder? > > > > Thanks... > > > > Dear Werner, > > Modifying directly the /usr/share/kicad files, either as root or by > changing folder permissions is dangerous, not because of security, but > because your Ubuntu installation will overwrite your modified files > in case a newer "kicad" package is introduced in the Ubuntu > repositories. As a result, the package upgrade will erase all of your > custom components, replacing the files with the new ones from the > package. > > Therefore, IMO, it is much better to make your own libraries of custom > components somewhere within your home folder, or something > like /usr/local, where your operating system cannot interfere. > > Cheers, > Dimitris >
