Don't install to /usr/local/bin #155

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1. ediril commented on Feb 16, 2026

   

   ediril

   on Feb 16, 2026

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   Here is what i'm suggesting:

   --- ~/install.sh	2026-02-16 17:36:09
   +++ ~/install-rtk.sh	2026-02-16 17:35:58
   @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
    
    REPO="rtk-ai/rtk"
    BINARY_NAME="rtk"
   -INSTALL_DIR="/usr/local/bin"
   +INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin"
    
    # Colors
    RED='\033[0;31m'
   @@ -71,6 +71,9 @@
        info "Target: $TARGET"
        info "Version: $VERSION"
    
   +    # Ensure install directory exists
   +    mkdir -p "$INSTALL_DIR"
   +
        DOWNLOAD_URL="https://github.com/${REPO}/releases/download/${VERSION}/${BINARY_NAME}-${TARGET}.tar.gz"
        TEMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
        ARCHIVE="${TEMP_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}.tar.gz"
   @@ -83,13 +86,7 @@
        info "Extracting..."
        tar -xzf "$ARCHIVE" -C "$TEMP_DIR"
    
   -    # Check if we need sudo
   -    if [ -w "$INSTALL_DIR" ]; then
   -        mv "${TEMP_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}" "${INSTALL_DIR}/"
   -    else
   -        info "Requesting sudo to install to $INSTALL_DIR"
   -        sudo mv "${TEMP_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}" "${INSTALL_DIR}/"
   -    fi
   +    mv "${TEMP_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}" "${INSTALL_DIR}/"
    
        chmod +x "${INSTALL_DIR}/${BINARY_NAME}"
   
   
   

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2. FlorianBruniaux

   added a commit that references this issue on Feb 17, 2026

   fix: install to ~/.local/bin instead of /usr/local/bin (closes #155)

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3. pszymkowiak

   closed this as completedin #161on Feb 17, 2026
4. heAdz0r

   added a commit that references this issue on Feb 17, 2026

   fix: install to ~/.local/bin instead of /usr/local/bin (closes rtk-ai…

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5. polaminggkub-debug

   added a commit that references this issue on Feb 17, 2026

   fix: install to ~/.local/bin instead of /usr/local/bin (closes rtk-ai…

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6. thehoff

   added a commit that references this issue on May 14, 2026

   fix: install to ~/.local/bin instead of /usr/local/bin (closes rtk-ai…

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   This issue will close once commit 3d1b84d is merged into the 'develop' branch.

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