dmd on ubuntu installation

[Mike Parker]

Michael P. wrote:
> Frits van Bommel Wrote:
> 
>> Michael P. wrote:
>>> But when I type dmd in the terminal, I get this:
>>>
>>> michael at ubuntu:~$ dmd
>>> bash: /usr/local/bin/dmd: Permission denied
>>> michael at ubuntu:~$ 
>>>
>>> Do you know why?
>> Looks like you didn't "chmod +x" it. Zip files don't store *nix permissions...
> 
> Okay, but what should I do to fix that? I tried:
> michael at ubuntu:~$ chmod u+x /usr/local/bin/{dmd,dumpobj,obj2asm,rdmd}
> chmod: changing permissions of `/usr/local/bin/dmd': Operation not permitted
> chmod: changing permissions of `/usr/local/bin/dumpobj': Operation not permitted
> chmod: changing permissions of `/usr/local/bin/obj2asm': Operation not permitted
> chmod: changing permissions of `/usr/local/bin/rdmd': Operation not permitted
> michael at ubuntu:~$ 
> but that happened. :(
> 
> 

Try adding 'sudo' to the front of the chmod command line. You have to 
execute it as root.