A Regular User Has Just Run

question 53

Multiple Choice

A regular user has just run ./configure && make && make install to build and install a program. However, the installation fails. What could be done to install the program?

• A) Install the binaries manually with suinstall Install the binaries manually with suinstall
• B) Run make install with root privileges Run make install with root privileges
• C) Do not run ./configure in order to maintain the default configuration for correct installation Do not run ./configure in order to maintain the default configuration for correct installation
• D) Rerun ./configure with a --prefix option where the user has permissions to write Rerun with a --prefix option where the user has permissions to write
• E) Run make install_local to install into /usr/local/ make install_local to install into /usr/local/

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