Re: Installing nVidia GeForce4 Ti4200 drivers
On Tue, 2004-08-10 at 02:30, Richard Cavell wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wish to extract my kernel source into /usr/src. I downloaded it as a
> bz2 file. Only root can write into this file. My 'GNOME Desktop
> Manager' does not allow me to log in as root.
>
that is set by default, you can change it at the gdm login screen under
preferences or setup or whatever it is.
> Now in KDE my Ark program will allow me to extract, but I can't write
> into /usr/src. I can cheat by, say, extracting somewhere else then
> using root to move it in, but how would I do this properly?
>
you should add yourself to the group src. then you can untar kernel
source to /usr/src. the less time spent as root, generally the better.
-matt
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