Apologies, this would be better to run: mkdir -p /usr/local/bin (ignore the error message if there is one.) cd /usr/local/bin wget 'http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks' chmod +x /usr/local/bin/winetricks On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:50:15 +0100, J4 <junk4@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If you are running it as root then you ought not to have a permission > denied ;) > > Downloading winetricks is fine as root, but you should copy it somewhere > useful like /usr/local/bin. I would recommend running these commands as > root in a terminal: > cd /usr/local/bin > wget 'http://www.kegel.com/wine/winetricks' > chmod +x /usr/local/bin/winetricks > > Then ensure that /usr/local/bin is in your users path and then as the > non-root user run winetricks. If you get the reply 'command not found' > when you try and run it, then run the command with the full path: > /usr/local/bin/winetricks (as your normal non-root user. If you run > it as root it will not break anything, but could be considered a > security issued by you.) > > Running wine as root is ill advised, but it is your computer and you can > do whatever you like. > > > John Drescher wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 12:15 PM, 51movie <wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi, everyone, I have a question about installation winetricks unfixed, >>> could anyone help me? >>> Thanks! >>> the problem is, when I install the winetricks, it can be downloaded but >>> >>> "length 147,533 (144K) [text/plain] >>> winetricks: Permission denied >>> >>> can not write to “winetricks”(Permission denied) >>> aad@aad-desktop:/$ >>> " >>> Of course, I run at a root user, :( >>> >>> >> >> That is most likely your problem. Do not install winetricks as root or >> download it as root or install anything inside wine as root. >> >> John >> >>
