On 2016-04-15, Scott Kostyshak wrote: > On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 12:02:16PM +0200, Wolfgang Engelmann wrote:
>> but still have no access: >> we@wolfgang-Mr-Whisper-Ultra-SSD-II:/mnt/sdb/we/Desktop/lyx-2.2.0rc1$ >> ./configure >> bash: ./configure: Keine Berechtigung ... > I have no idea why you get that error though. You should have write > access to that folder, the configure file itself is owned by you (we), > and the exec bit is set. I am stumped. > I would suggest trying to run a very simple executable: > 1. create a file on your desktop called "hello" with the following contents: > ----- > #!/bin/bash > echo "hello world" > ----- > then run > chmod +x ./hello > ./hello > Does that work? > Regardless of the above, what is the exit code after you run ./configure > ? > To find that out, run the following immediately after: > echo $? Some Linux distributions/installations prevent running of files on certain devices, e.g. anything from an USB-stick because of security reasons. /mnt/sdb/ looks like a removable device, so maybe you try after copying to a hard disk or find the setting to enable executing from removable devices? Günter
