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Error: proot-distro should not be executed as root user.

Open uberd1 opened this issue 1 year ago • 3 comments

Today I have tried to install proot PostMarket os, but then i tried to run script to launch x it give me an error:"Error: proot-distro should not be executed as root user.". I had hope that it was an only one distributive error and i tried to install clear alpine, but it gave the same error. Later i tried the Arch, but it gave the same error. (I dont have root on my phone) (I attached arch screenshot) Screenshot_2024-08-26-19-19-50-788_com termux

uberd1 avatar Aug 26 '24 16:08 uberd1

P.S after each installation i cleared termux data

uberd1 avatar Aug 26 '24 16:08 uberd1

It appears you're running proot-distro somewhere other than Termux. You cannot install proot-distro inside of a proot OS image. If you're on a standard version of Linux, you should create a non-privileged user (other than root), and re-run proot-distro.

ihtarlik avatar Oct 07 '24 00:10 ihtarlik

I get this too when following the instructions in the repo readme for kde.

Please update the readme to reflect the correct steps.

Shadowblitz16 avatar Aug 23 '25 17:08 Shadowblitz16