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Extract to restricted files

Asked by Logan8

I wanted to try the Google Chrome OS as it is so far. I have never used Linux before. I need to extract the source code into the~/usr/local directory. The process is detailed here:

http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/chromium-os/building-chromium-os/getting-the-chromium-os-source-code

However I am being told I do not have permissions to put the folder here. I am unsure of what commands I might need to use to extract to restricted folders? As I mentioned I have never used Linux before and so will probably need full explanations.

Thanks in advance,
Neil

Edit: Sorry if this is in the wrong place. I just noticed a lot of the questions on permissions were here.

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Best Ryan Dwyer (ryandwyer) said : 		#1

I don't see where on that page it asks you to do that, but OK.

You need to type sudo before the command. So if the command is cp filea fileb, you'd type sudo cp filea fileb. Sudo runs the command with root (admin) privileges rather than a standard user. Sudo will ask you for your password. Take note when you type the password the characters will not appear or give any indication whatsoever.

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Logan8 (logan8) said : 		#2

Thanks Ryan Dwyer, that solved my question.