Peter Fox asks:
Running Ubuntu from a live disc. I’m trying to install a .tar.gz file (intel2gas), and I get a list of files created then a repeated “Cannot create symlink to X: Operation not permitted”. Also there does not seem to be an executable file to run. Do I have to compile it myself?
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System: Linux Ubuntu 8.10 live disc
Tagged: error message, install issue, linux issue, linux tips, live disc, ubuntu
System: Linux Ubuntu 8.10 live disc
Tagged: error message, install issue, linux issue, linux tips, live disc, ubuntu
3 Answers -
Mike
June 18, 2012You can’t install copy/move/delete things on a Live CD itself.
You have to store the file on an ‘editable’ storage first for example a USB drive or hard disk. If this is an installer program which has to make changes to the Linux itself it will not work because again it can’t make the necessary changes to the underlying linux structure on the Live CD.
ryandigweed0
June 18, 2012I have to agree with mike, if you want to have a distribution of linux in which you can install apps and such, install it to a USB, using a Linux Persistence USB tutorial. Its as good as having it installed on a drive, you can make changes, and have it saved
ha14
June 18, 2012How to Install Source Files in Ubuntu
http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-source-files-in-ubuntu.html