I was going to install LibreOffice on Catalina this evening. When I clicked on the DMG file there appeared to create a message saying it could not update the applications folder.
Of course, it cannot, it must update the applications folder of the user. So I am stuck and cannot install Libreoffice. Any suggestions on what to try?
Thanks,
Ed
You have a duplicate at 276119/installing-libre-office-on-catalina which you must delete.
Double posting creates confusion with the risk of cross, incomplete and undetected contradictory answers.
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Of course, it cannot, it must update the applications folder of the user.
No - applications go into /Applications which is a global folder and installed applications are owned by the the user who installed the app. If you don’t have write permissions to /Applications you cant install or you missed to provide your correct password when trying to install.
Sorry to duplicate and the tag misuse(which I do not understand). I did a search or two and could not find anything relevant and going through thousands was not feasible for me. Also,m there was no prompt for any password.
I know rules for this site are quite different from forums and not really explicited. You need some time to get used to it.
One of the “rules” is: answers are reserved for solutions and limited to one per person. Yours is not a solution and should not be stated as your answer. You are now precluded from any additional answer on this question unless you delete it (which I recommend you do).
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