Am 04.06.2016 um 19:28 schrieb Mike: > Hi there, sorry I'm not too versed in Linux. I'm having trouble installing > Lilypond on a Hostmonster account. The host is shared, and I am not root, so > I don't have complete freedom. > I downloaded lilypond-2.18.2-1.linux-64.sh in > /home1/myaccountname/lilypond_install, made it executable and then issued > ./lilypond-2.18.2-1.linux-64.sh --prefix /home1/myaccountname/ > from that directory (/home1/myaccountname/lilypond_install). > After successfully creating dirs and binaries, I get loads of errors when > untarring, see below. > Does it mean that I just cannot install it unless I buy a virtual server all > for myself?
No, you shouldn't need that. LilyPond should be installable without any root privileges. > Any suggestions on what to ask/request from Hostmonster's support? I would try running the install script *without* the --prefix option. It should then install just fine in your home directory where you should have write permissions. HTH Urs > > Thanks! > Mike > > tar: ./usr/lib/libgs.so: Cannot create symlink to `libgs.so.8.70': > Permission denied > tar: ./usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so: Cannot create symlink to > `libgmodule-2.0.so.0.2105.0': Permission denied > > > > _______________________________________________ > lilypond-user mailing list > lilypond-user@gnu.org > https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user > -- Urs Liska www.openlilylib.org _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user
