[GRASS-user] installing add-ons for GRASS 6.4.2 on Ubuntu fails

[Markus Neteler]

On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 12:32 PM, G. Allegri <giohappy at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've never installed add-ons throught the WxPython GUI.
> I need to use the v.mkhexgrid [1], but the process fails because at some
> stage (Rules.make) it tries to create/write into /usr/lib/bin folder (very
> strange).

You need (to wait for) current GRASS 6.4.svn or 6.4.3 which hopefully
addresses this problem.

The best would be that you compile 6.4.svn yourself on Ubuntu and
make a test before we release 6.4.3:

http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Compile_and_Install_Ubuntu

thanks
Markus