Permission denied when trying to run Firefox on USB

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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.

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
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
OK, vfat is one of those filesystems. Format it to ext4, then try again. — mikewhatever, Nov 03 '20 at 23:39
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

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 03 '20 at 23:20

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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

answered Nov 03 '20 at 23:20

Vunf1

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Yes I did, and it's the same thing – F.M Nov 03 '20 at 23:28
are you running the OS via VM? – Vunf1 Nov 04 '20 at 00:52
uh i think, if crouton counts as a vm – F.M Nov 04 '20 at 04:53

Permission denied when trying to run Firefox on USB

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