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ATMathew
Asked: 2011-04-17 06:15:20 +0800 CST

Cannot save tar.gz file to usr/local

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I'm using the following instruction to install and configure Hadoop on Ubuntu 10.10.

http://www.michael-noll.com/tutorials/running-hadoop-on-ubuntu-linux-single-node-cluster/#installation

I tried to save the compressed tar.gz file to /usr/local/ but it just won't save.

I've tried saving the tar.gz in my home folder and desktop and copying the files to the desired folder, but I get an error that tells me I don't have permission.

How do I save and extract a tar.gz folder to /usr/local/hadoop?

10.10

1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    You need to be root to write to /usr/local. Run the file manager as root using

    gksu nautilus

    Then copy and paste or extract the archive.

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