permissions can't be changed( HELP )

[Roostaamir]

Re: permissions can't be changed( HELP )

I suppose I should reinstall kububtu again.
Thanks anyway

[x6g43nr7]

Re: permissions can't be changed( HELP )

1) I don't think you need to install Kubuntu again.
2) I don't think you can change permissions on a Migrosoft file. The format of the executable is different from a LInux
executable.
3) Check out www.winehq.org. That is where you will find the "WINE" enthusiasts.
4) Here is the answer to a wine question asked in the wine wiki.
Question: ran wine with sudo or as root. How do I fix my permission errors?
Answer: You need to fix the permissions on your ~/.wine directory, this is where all Wine state, configuration and any important data you might have such as installed programs, saved data within Wine programs, etc. are stored. Once you delete or fix the permssions on this directory, rerun Wine as a regular user always! Run the following to fix the permissions on your ~/.wine directory if it now has root permissions.
cd ~
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER .wine

Hope this helps. I would not send a Kubuntu user somewhere else unless I thought it would help.

[oshunluvr]

Re: permissions can't be changed( HELP )

I believe you are correct with points #1, #3, and #4. I told him to check the directory permissions. I don't think he's willing or able to do it. I disagree you on point #2 however, that you can't change permissions on a "windows" file. Once you've copied any file to a linux filesystem it is a "linux" file and therefore has permissions.

For example:

stuart@office:~$ ll /home/stuart2/.wine/drive_c/'Program Files'/Hitman4
total 1870300
drwxr-xr-x 3 stuart users    1032 30.12.2010 22:42 Movies/
drwxr-xr-x 16 stuart users    624 30.12.2010 22:44 Scenes/
drwxr-xr-x 3 stuart users     80 30.12.2010 22:44 Scriptcs/
-rw-rw-r-- 1 stuart users   347136 07.02.2011 23:26 binkw32.dll
-rw-rw-r-- 1 stuart users   57344 07.02.2011 23:26 configure.exe
-rw-rw-r-- 1 stuart users   150528 07.02.2011 23:26 encvag.dll
-rw-rw-r-- 1 stuart users   150528 07.02.2011 23:26 ENCVAG.DLL
-rw-rw-r-- 1 stuart users  7911425 07.02.2011 23:26 HitmanBloodMoney.exe
-rw-rw-r-- 1 stuart users    111 07.02.2011 23:26 HitmanBloodMoney.ini
-rw-rw-r-- 1 stuart users  7911425 07.02.2011 23:26 HitmanBloodMoneyNOCD.exe
-rw-rw-r-- 1 stuart users  11420264 07.02.2011 23:26 hitmanbloodmoneypatch12_eng.exe
-rw-rw-r-- 1 stuart users  7766016 07.02.2011 23:26 hitmanorg.exe
-rw-rw-r-- 1 stuart users   348160 07.02.2011 23:26 msvcr71.dll
-rw-rw-r-- 1 stuart users 1877041133 07.02.2011 23:31 pc_eng.str
-rw-rw-r-- 1 stuart users   176369 07.02.2011 23:31 ReadMe.rtf
stuart@office:~$

Personally, think think the OP should slow down and take some time to figure out how linux works before diving into getting wine to run, but that's just my opinion.

[Telengard]

Re: permissions can't be changed( HELP )

Once you've copied any file to a linux filesystem it is a "linux" file and therefore has permissions.

Assuming by "linux filesystem" you mean EXT3 and the like, that is very true. Is that the OP's situation though? If OP is inexperienced and possibly confused, as you seem to imply, then perhaps he himself is not sure of the formatting of the partition containing the files.

Just some random thoughts. Don't mind me :P

[oshunluvr]

Re: permissions can't be changed( HELP )

You're totally correct Telengard. I did suggest in an earlier post not to use NTFS, but that got no response .