Install robot framework with python in Ubuntu 16.04

Question

I have tried installing Robot Framework with python 2.7 in Ubuntu 16.04. firstly I installed Python and then I installed pip after that I installed Robot Framework

pip install robot framework

and then selenium library

pip install robotframework-selenium2library

with pip.

After that when I tried to install RIDE IDE using pip

pip install robotframework-ride

I am unable to install RIDE and I am getting an error like

Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/robotframework_ride-1.5.2.1.dist-info' Consider using the --user option or check the permissions.

I tried with the permission thing but I am still unable to solve the issue.

I googled the solution but couldn't find an exact solution to this issue.

are you aware that you don't need RIDE in order to use robotframework? You can use any plain text editor, and many popular ones come with robotframework plugins. — Bryan Oakley, Aug 02 '18 at 04:31
You DID install Robot Framework. It's RIDE what you cannot install. — Psytho, Aug 02 '18 at 08:14
Possible duplicate of [pip install -r: OSError: \[Errno 13\] Permission denied](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31512422/pip-install-r-oserror-errno-13-permission-denied) — phd, Aug 02 '18 at 13:11
Thank You guys I learned to use it using a normal text editor..... — Alesh, Aug 03 '18 at 04:59

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 02 '18 at 06:57

4

You will need permission to install . Just try with sudo.

sudo pip install robotframework-ride

edited Aug 02 '18 at 06:57

Eddy Pronk

6,527
5
33
57

answered Aug 02 '18 at 04:41

Sidara KEO

1,693
1
14
34

1

Ride IDE did not work for me so I learned to use with normal text editor and pybot. – Alesh Aug 03 '18 at 05:00
@Alesh Why you can't use ? could u tell me the erorr ? – Sidara KEO Aug 04 '18 at 05:37
Now I have installed it and running fine on my Linux machine. @Sidera KEO – Alesh Aug 05 '18 at 06:38

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 24 '19 at 05:50

Searching the answer for this took me a lot of time especially in the case of wxpython installation. With these steps, you can install and setup the Robot Framework in your Linux machine.

Installing Robot Framework with RIDE on ubuntu.

Preconditions: Python

Install Python

➜ ~ sudo apt install python2.7

Install python pip

➜ ~ sudo apt install python-pip

wxPython

➜  ~ echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty main universe" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wily-copies.list

➜  ~ sudo apt update

➜  ~ sudo apt-get install python-wxgtk2.8

Robot Framework + Selenium2Library

➜ ~ sudo pip install robotframework-selenium2library

RIDE (Robot IDE)

➜  ~ sudo  pip install robotframework-ride

➜  ~ ride.py