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Re: The not-so-perfect 10.10.10

 

Will try when I get home. This is going to be a huge pain if this doesn't
get fixed in Ubuntu... :|

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 11:07 AM, mac9416 <mac9416@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Awesome, good find RSK! Chris, I don't have 10.10, so can you try this
> and make sure it works for you too?
>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Senthil Kumar_Rsk
> <webrsk.ideas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The possible problem/restriction/bug in ubuntu 10.10 can be automounting
> the
> > usb drive without executable permission.
> > Now that can be fixed by editing /etc/fstab   :
> > /dev/usbdrive /media/usb vfat umask=0222,auto,users,exec 0 0
> > Now onwards the USB will have the executable permission and I tested by
> > running keryx(0.92) and works !!!
> >
> > But this is a manual solution , I suppose there would be some other
> better
> > solution which can make the auto mounting the usb drive with executable
> > permission as like happens in ubuntu 10.04.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > RSK
> >
> > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Senthil Kumar_Rsk <
> webrsk.ideas@xxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Not only keryx any executable which is in USB flash drive not works in
> >> Ubuntu 10.10. I too tested it.
> >> But the same works fine if we copy it in hard disk drive or in ubuntu
> >> 10.04.
> >> I have posted a query in Ubuntu tracker/forums , lets see whether we get
> >> any solution for that in mean time of development.
> >> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/130341
> >> Thanks,
> >> RSK
> >> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 7:48 AM, mac9416 <mac9416@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Dear Team,
> >>>
> >>> Quite a few users have reported that 0.92's Linux executable is not
> >>> working with Ubuntu 10.10. It seems that
> >>>
> >>> 1) Ubuntu no longer allows executables to be run from flash drives,
> >>> whether they are marked executable or not and
> >>> 2) the 32-bit Linux binary is not playing nice with 64-bit installs.
> >>>
> >>> Problem 2 has been around for some time, and users could work around
> >>> it by running Keryx from source. Problem 1 is new and prevents the
> >>> solution to Problem 2.
> >>>
> >>> So far we have more questions than answers. I just wanted to let
> >>> everyone know what is going on because it will likely effect 1.0
> >>> development -- it may not be possible for 1.0 to be a portable
> >>> application.
> >>>
> >>> mac9416
> >>>
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