Installation from .deb fails when write access to /opt is unavailable
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Description
I work on a system where /opt is automounted, and therefore I do not have write access to it, even when installing with sudo. I can't find a way around this in the documentation.
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Review the installation documentation and the .deb installation path for systems where /opt is not writable, then determine whether a supported workaround exists. Done means documenting the workaround or clearly stating the limitation; the payload names no specific file or test.
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- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
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- 35/100