Luise Marion Frenkel wrote: > > On Thu, 13 Apr 2006, Cameron Horsburgh wrote: > >>> I just don't know why in a root shell I get >>> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# lilypond -v >>> bash: /usr/bin/lilypond: No such file or directory >>> >>> but it does not matter. >>> >> Hmm, it seems your system needs a bit of a clean! I'm glad to see it's >> working though. >> >> If you were having trouble with the lilypond executable, you may also >> run into the same trouble with the other scripts, such as convert-ly and >> lilypond-book. Try, for example, 'convert-ly --version' and 'which -a >> convert-ly' and see what happens. If you need any advice, please ask! > > I think I need a new Linux, but I cannot change this on my own. To have > a Debian based Linux that mixed from the beginning stable and testing > proved to be a very bad idea. I try to keep it as clean as possible with > little success. > > You were right, and I had remaining convert-ly, lilypond-book and > lilypond-latex from 2.4.0. Removing the old ones and installing again > 2.8.1 I now have: > convert-ly : works only in a root shell, where it is version 2.8.1 and > works as expected. In a user shell it gives: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ convert-ly --version > bash: /usr/bin/convert-ly: No such file or directory > > lilypond-book : works in root shell and user shell, version 2.8.1 > > lilypond: works in user shell but not in root shell, where it gives the > same error as with convert-ly > > Well, I can live with this very well, and these problems do not seem > Lilypond related. > > I am happy for coming so far, and thank you for it. > > Luise. > >> Cameron >> > > Ah. Try running the installation again. The files you removed were probably links to the new executables. Try running 'uninstall-lilypond' and then run the installer again. Everything should work properly.
I don't understand why root could run these but an ordinary user can't. What's the output of this command (run as both root and ordinary user): echo $PATH Cam _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user