Re: [wlug] ragger's newbie again: to make a file executable
thanks for that. i will try it out fri or sat so, let me get this straight. the device is mounted ok, the file is on the harddrive, now i am simply telling the OS to fetch it and install it. and the "cdroaster 1.12" is the name regardless of what the file appears to be called in the file manager? i didn't try that name with chmod coz i thought i had a different version.... so making it executable means that when i go back to the GUI for cdroast, the permission to write will be "yes" instead of "no" and once every file is read, it will burn?? are we that close to making it happen? even in this weird post full moon period??
From: Perry Lorier <perry(a)coders.net> Reply-To: wlug <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> To: wlug <wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Subject: Re: [wlug] ragger's newbie again: to make a file executable Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:24:12 +1200
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Hmm, I think you ment http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5800 ^
and am stuck at the part that says "make file executable" using chmod and g group something
You mean: chmod 700 cdrtoaster-1.12 usermod -G cdwrite username
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The author is suggesting you do this so you can install this software from scratch.
So you download it then type "chmod 700 cdrtoaster-1.12" in the directory that "cdrtoaster-1.12" exists in.
this feels really silly but i cannot figure out what is the correct file name for my file -- i use the one that is on the file as displayed in the file manager but chmod does not find it.
what am i doing wrong????
thanks folks from me here in raggers town is overcast and it is full moon, which is always dangerous on one level or another. :-)
Heh! The bugs will be out in force tonight!
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so, let me get this straight. the device is mounted ok, the file is on the harddrive, now i am simply telling the OS to fetch it and install it. and the "cdroaster 1.12" is the name regardless of what the file appears to be called in the file manager? i didn't try that name with chmod coz i thought i had a different version....
You will need to use the name that relates to the version you actually have. I still suspect there is any easier way of doing this than the approach you are taking, but I dont have the familiarity with Mandrake to offer assistance via email (or phone, or irc). I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to look at your machine last meeting - the committee meeting took a LOT longer than we expected. I don't think the location for the next meeting has been announced, but if it is going to be at Crawshaw School, then you are welcome to bring your machine along (turn up a bit early if you can, 7 ish) and we'll try to get things working there. Crawshaw has a 'net connection so we can download anything we need to (Radio Clubrooms dont, makes it hard for fixing machines in a lot of cases).
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