Check your install package very carefully. The kicad libs and modules are normally under /usr/local/kicad/share In there there are dirctories, one library and one for modules.
If the Ubuntu kicad distribution contains this structure then the libs WILL BE OVERWRITTEN. Hence the reason to save your own libs and modules elsewhere. Do not confuse kicad library parts with the system libs directory, they are two different things. Also read the install.txt file you may need to do a chmod on the kicad bin directory. (this may be different for Ubuntu install, but it's worth checking) Andy On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:06:51 -0000 "Werner" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your > question. > Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of > Kicad. > Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to contribute your > symbols/modules to the kicad library. > For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the > kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups > Links > > >
