I don’t think it’s a huge surprise to most people who know me, that I am a fervent Linux user and a fervent RLV user as well.
Since Marine release the 1.14.* series of the viewer (which is based on the 1.21.6 Second Life Viewer) a big thanks to Loom Kish and Jessica Hultcrantz for taking care of the Linux RLV viewer, I was quickly able to switch to the latest viewer. Or so I thought …
Anyway it seems in their wisdom, LL have decided that they know exactly how the permissions of the files should be. Sadly this means that it has been made “impossible” to run the client in a multi user setup. After digging some around in the second life wiki I came across the following article, which states:
“On systems where multiple people use Second Life, you may wish to unpack Second Life, then have your root user move it to /opt and link /opt/path-to-Secondlife/secondlife to /usr/games. Any user who has access to play games should be able to run Second Life directly from the command line with secondlife.”
Anyway, I am slightly OCPD about how I install my clients. So let me quickly explain:
Basically I install the viewers in the /usr/local/games/ directory, then I use symlinks to hook everything together. The reason I do this is cause I have a ’starter script in /usr/local/bin/ which quickly calls the script that is needed. This gives me the ability to switch quickly between clients and have backup clients installed as needed, by just changing the symlink.
But I digress…
After installing the normal viewer this morning I tried to start it and nothing happened. I tried again, and indeed again, nothing. So after running the ./secondlife binary by hand I got a “permission denied”. When I looked at the permission of the files, to my shock I found out how well `mangled` they were.
I have talked about this in the SL Linux User groups inworld. But the best suggestion was “oh just install it in your home directory“, which frankly is the most absurd suggestion I have heard. Yes it will work, but it is not the way things are intended to run. Sorry, it just is not.
After poking around a little bit, I have decided to write a script that uses a couple of find statements to reset the permissions to files, to a more sane and normal setting. You can find a copy the script on a pastebin here, also since Worpdress.com doesn’t allow scripts or textfiles to be uploaded, I’ll post the PDF with the source code here.
Anyway with the permissions reset like they should be on a normal application: everything seems to be working just fine 
PS. Feel free to also IM me in world for a copy of the script if you want it.
xx
lexi
Wow Lexi!
For once I am glad I don’t use Linux; I read your post and probably understood one word in five!
I run XP SP3 ( I don’t like the way Vista behaves) and I have seen some wierdness, in Boy’s last Cool Viewer, which went corrupt on me after a system scan using Norton.
The one I’m using at present is SLV 1.21.6 and RLV 1.14.1, and it is running OK.
I see you inworld once in a while, but I’m IM mute, and deaf (well, almost totally mute actually) so I can’t get in touch much!
If you see a latex dolly being dragged around Deitide by her Domina, that’ll be me!
I’m sure I used to have a face, but I haven’t seen it for a while!
Take care and watch out for the “P” word!
*Hugs*
Ayesha
im having so much troubl with this on my computer, every time i try to load it the viewer screen doesnt come up