Matthew Wood wrote:
I am very new to linux, in fact i have only used it for about 2 hours
before i wrote this email. i cannot write anything to the following
directory /user/local/lib. I need to be able to, so that i an install
MPlayer. How can i resolve this.
<html><DIV><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive"><EM>Matthew
Wood</EM></FONT></DIV></html>
Matthew, when you get time please read about file permissions! This
should help a lot. But, to the immediate problem. You need to have
"root" permission to write to those files. To do this issue the shell
command "su" followed by the root password. Now you can install your
program. Don't forget to "exit" the superuser position prior to trying
anything else! You can cause irreperable system damage if you are not
careful and knowledgable of what you do!
A tip from your old uncle Don
