I feel like I'm doing this wrong, but I couldn't find any guides on how to install Firefox on a usb without portableapps. So basically I downloaded Firefox for Linux and extracted it to my usb, but it says permission denied.
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Run mount in a terminal, and check that the "noexe" is not set on the mount. Check the /etc/fstab entry for how the mount is done. – ubfan1 Nov 03 '20 at 23:19
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What filesystem is on that USB? Not all support file permissions, which would explain why firefox doesn't become executable. – mikewhatever Nov 03 '20 at 23:24
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@mikewhatever It says vfat – F.M Nov 03 '20 at 23:36
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@ubfan1 how do i check the "noexe"? – F.M Nov 03 '20 at 23:36
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OK, vfat is one of those filesystems. Format it to ext4, then try again. – mikewhatever Nov 03 '20 at 23:39
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oh okay, but its gonna erase everything right? – F.M Nov 03 '20 at 23:39
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Actually, you can mount it with `umask=000` option, so you might want to try that first. https://askubuntu.com/questions/866330/how-to-change-permissions-on-vfat-partition – mikewhatever Nov 03 '20 at 23:45
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It still doesn't work, so do i just reformat it? – F.M Nov 04 '20 at 00:02
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did you try to run terminal as root and access the USB device then run the file? (without sudo ofc), also try give access to folder could help
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