-bash: ./configure: Permission denied

Try making ./configure executable.

In a terminal, cd into the directory where ./configure is (cd /path/to/configure/containing/folder), then run chmod +x configure, then try run ./configure as you were before.


There are many possibilities for this error:

  • This happens because you are trying to install from other drives. Copy the content in the home directory then try installing using ./configure. Also change the permission using chmod +x configure
  • Or you are trying to run the command on a mounted partition that had the "noexec" flag on.