Update failure on Ubuntu 11.10
Hello,
I am currently running Zotero Linux (x86_64) Standalone version 3.0, using Google Chrome connector on Ubuntu 11.10 64bit
Ever since 2.8, the standalone automatic update will not work.
When I get the 'new version is available', and go through the menu, the updater stays constantly on 'connecting to update server'. There is no message explaining why it can't connect.
However, when I manually go Help > Check for updates I get the error message:
"Unable to update.
A recommended security and stability update is available, but you do not have the system permissions required to install it. Please contact your system administrator, or try again from an account that has permission to install software on this computer"
I am the 'admin' on my laptop, but I don't get the option to type in my admin password.
I wonder whether this is to do with the folder I currently have installed Zotero in (usr/share/zotero), but it has not worked since 2.8 which was just in my documents folder.
For now I'll just install it manually, but any tips to what the problem could be?
Cheers
James
I am currently running Zotero Linux (x86_64) Standalone version 3.0, using Google Chrome connector on Ubuntu 11.10 64bit
Ever since 2.8, the standalone automatic update will not work.
When I get the 'new version is available', and go through the menu, the updater stays constantly on 'connecting to update server'. There is no message explaining why it can't connect.
However, when I manually go Help > Check for updates I get the error message:
"Unable to update.
A recommended security and stability update is available, but you do not have the system permissions required to install it. Please contact your system administrator, or try again from an account that has permission to install software on this computer"
I am the 'admin' on my laptop, but I don't get the option to type in my admin password.
I wonder whether this is to do with the folder I currently have installed Zotero in (usr/share/zotero), but it has not worked since 2.8 which was just in my documents folder.
For now I'll just install it manually, but any tips to what the problem could be?
Cheers
James
/home/USERNAME/.local/share
Oops! I couldn't remember exactly which version it was of SA, I think I meant one or two versions before the 3.0 release. But it has probably always been in the wrong folder.
Thanks!
I've moved it to .local/share anyway.
Thanks for your help!
I need just a little bit of help updating ZSA to its most recent version. I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 [32 bit] and when I try to update to t the 3.0.14, I get the message about not having permissions. I'm not sure why or how it happened, but my Zotero install is in the /opt folder. I tried changing the write access as described by kylebarbour, but without luck. I would prefer not to run zotero as root. Do I need to move zotero to .local/share to be able to update? Is this just a matter of dragging the zotero folder from /opt to .local/share? [More to the point, will moving it mess up my library?] I've been on Ubuntu for a few years, but mucking around in the guts of the file system still scares me...any pointers would be appreciated!
Thanks much to all!
Lisa
Disadvantage is that a) it's unofficial, so you'll have to trust Sebastiaan (I don't see any reason not to, but don't add ppas you don't trust) and b) that he lags behind a bit on the updates
Otherwise, auto updates will only work if you move your entire Zotero install to a place you have write permissions. Likely your data folder is already there, else you couldn't do anything with Zotero, so you'd just be moving your program files. Nothing will happen to your library.
As an alternative, you could just run Zotero with sudo once, update, close and use it as a regular user, but that means you'd have to do that on every update.
generally you should also be able to change your permissions for /opt/zotero but we can't help you with that here - probably better to ask that on askubuntu