To be more precise, the command issued to install as a common user is: pear -d include_path=/usr/share/php -d php_dir=/home/fgimenez/php-net-sieve -d data_dir=/home/fgimenez/php-net-sieve -d doc_dir=/home/fgimenez/php-net-sieve -d test_dir=/home/fgimenez/php-net-sieve install -O -P /home/fgimenez/php-net-sieve /home/fgimenez/php-net-sieve/Net_Sieve-1.1.7/package.xml
and it gives the same result: download directory "/home/aba/php5-5.2.10.dfsg.1/pear-build-download" is not writeable. Change download_dir config variable to a writeable dir Cannot download non-local package "Net_Sieve-1.1.7/package.xml" install failed If the command is executed by root, a /home/aba/php5-5.2.10.dfsg.1/pear-build-download is created. Cheers, Federico -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org