W: TMPDIR is Mounted noexec, Will Not Cache Run Scripts Error and Solution

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The error message “W: TMPDIR is mounted noexec, will not cache run scripts” means that the /tmp directory, which is used to store temporary files, is mounted with the noexec option. This means that you cannot execute scripts from the /tmp directory.

To resolve this error, you have several options:

  1. Change the noexec option for the /tmp directory: This can be done by modifying the /etc/fstab file and adding the exec option for the /tmp directory.
  2. Create a new temporary directory that is mounted with the exec option and set it as the new TMPDIR:
export TMPDIR=$HOME/tmp
mkdir $TMPDIR
  1. Use another directory that is not mounted with the noexec option, such as /var/tmp, as the TMPDIR:
export TMPDIR=/var/tmp

Once you have made the necessary changes, you should no longer see the “W: TMPDIR is mounted noexec, will not cache run scripts” error.

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