0

I tried to install distribute or setuptools which has to be done prior to installing pip on the Raspberry Pi.

The command used was $ curl http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py | python

However I got the following error. I can copy past the entire terminal script if requested.

[Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/test-easy-install-2082.pth'

Thanks for helping!

Improve this question
4
  • 1
    have you tried doing it with sudo at the front, or installing from a package (sudo apt-get install python-setuptools)? Commented Jan 17, 2013 at 1:57
  • sudo apt-get worked! Commented Jan 17, 2013 at 2:18
  • 1
    why don't you write that up as an answer an accept it. Commented Jan 17, 2013 at 11:36
  • 3
    You should note that the curl line above downloads an unknown script from the Internet and then executes it sight unseen. You might trust python-distibute.org, but that's still a very bad thing to do :) Commented Jan 22, 2013 at 8:37

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
2

Try putting 

sudo

at the front.

Or try installing from a package like so:

sudo apt-get install python-setuptools

(adding this answer here instead of in the comments)

Improve this answer
1
  • sudo curl ... | python is still insufficient, it makes the root user fetch a URL and then run python as the local user. curl ... | sudo python does what you would expect, but note the warning made by XTL: directly running scripts from remote sources without any form of verification is highly insecure. Commented Jun 27, 2013 at 12:54

Your Answer

By clicking “Post Your Answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our privacy policy.

Start asking to get answers

Find the answer to your question by asking.

Ask question

Explore related questions

See similar questions with these tags.