Permission issue when running SplashKit installation command

Issue:

The bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/splashkit/skm/master/install-scripts/skm-install.sh) command shows an error message near the end that looks similar to either of the following images:

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Solution(s)

1: Update File Permissions using Terminal

1. Open the Terminal App, and run the following command:

   sudo chmod a=rw ~/.zshrc

   Note

   If the error message mentions a different file such as .bash_profile, then you will use that file in the command above instead of the .zshrc file used in this example.

2. Remove the existing .splashkit folder by running the following command:

   rm -rf ~/.splashkit

3. Close and reopen the Terminal, and run the initial install script command again:

   bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/splashkit/skm/master/install-scripts/skm-install.sh)

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If you still have issues, try the steps below:

2: Update File Permissions using Finder

To resolve this issue using Finder rather than the terminal, you can update the file permissions with the following steps:

1. Open Finder.

2. Click on “Go” at the top of the screen, then “Home”:

   

3. Click into the Macintosh HD (or similar) folder, then the Users folder, and finally, click into the folder with your computer’s username.

4. Show the hidden files with the shortcut: Shift + Command + . and you should be able to scroll down to see the file mentioned in the terminal error.

   Here is an example to show the hidden .zshrc file mentioned in the screenshots above:

   

   Note

   If the error message mentions a different file such as .bash_profile, then you will edit that file instead of the .zshrc file used in this example.

5. Right-click on the file and then select “Get Info”.
   You will see something that looks similar to this:

   

6. Check the information in the orange boxes shown in the image above:

   • Make sure the “Locked” checkbox is not ticked (as shown above).
   • Make sure the file has “Read & Write” Privileges for at least your username, but sometimes you may need to change all of them to Read & Write.

7. Close the Info window.

8. Open your terminal and run the SplashKit installation script command again:

   bash <(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/splashkit/skm/master/install-scripts/skm-install.sh)

9. If you get a message the SplashKit is already installed, copy the text to uninstall (highlighted in the image below - yours will have a different username):

   

10. Paste and run the command to uninstall SplashKit.

11. Close and re-open the Terminal and run the SplashKit installation script command again.

12. SplashKit should now be able to install successfully, so you can continue on with the next installation step.

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