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Problem opening .sh file

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I'm trying to install Torchlight from the Humble Indie Bundle 6. The installation file is an sh file.
When I try to run the sh file I get this output.

[ user@pc:~/Desktop$ sudo sh ./Torchlight-2012-09-26.sh

[sudo] password for user:

Current temporary directory (usually /tmp by default) does not seem to be executable!      

Please specify an alternative path by using the --target option.]

How do make the tmp dir executable or specify an alternate path?

I'm running ubuntu 12.10

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answered 2 Years ago sertold · Accepted Answer

Your /tmp folder sounds like it is a separate filesystem mounted with the noexec option.

This is an intentional security measure to prevent the execution of programs written to the /tmp folder, but it's not the default setup of Ubuntu.

The script suggests a workaround - use the --target option to specify a different folder.

e.g.

mkdir ~/tmp # Make a temp folder in your home folder

sudo sh ./Torchlight-2012-09-26.sh --target ~/tmp # Tell the installer to use it

rm -rf ~/tmp # remove it afterwards