In this article, we will discuss how to fix the “Permission Denied” error that you may encounter when trying to create a new Jupyter notebook on Ubuntu 18.04 with Anaconda. This error is often due to insufficient permissions or conflicts between different versions of Jupyter. We will provide several solutions to resolve this issue.
Understanding the Issue
When you try to create a new Jupyter notebook, you may encounter an error message that says “Permission denied”. This error typically occurs when you do not have the necessary permissions to write in the directory where you are trying to create the notebook. It can also happen if you have multiple versions of Jupyter installed and are not using the Anaconda version.
Checking Directory Permissions
The first thing you should do is check if you have write permissions in the directory where you are trying to create the notebook. You can do this by opening a terminal and navigating to the directory using the cd command. Once you are in the directory, you can check the permissions using the ls -l command. This command will list all the files in the directory along with their permissions.
If you see that you do not have write permissions (indicated by a ‘-‘ instead of a ‘w’ in the permissions string), you can change the permissions using the chmod command. For example, to give yourself write permissions, you could use the command chmod u+w ., where ‘u’ stands for user and ‘w’ stands for write. This command adds write permissions for the user to the current directory (indicated by ‘.’).
Running Jupyter Notebook as an Administrator
Another solution is to run Jupyter Notebook as an administrator. This can be done by opening a terminal with administrative privileges and running the command jupyter notebook. Running Jupyter as an administrator ensures that it has the necessary permissions to create the notebook.
Starting Jupyter Notebook from Anaconda Navigator
If you are still encountering the “Permission denied” error, you can try starting Jupyter Notebook from Anaconda Navigator. Anaconda Navigator is a graphical user interface for managing Anaconda environments and packages. You can start Jupyter Notebook by clicking on the Jupyter Notebook icon in Anaconda Navigator. This ensures that you are using the Anaconda version of Jupyter, which may resolve the error.
Checking the Jupyter Version
If none of the above solutions work, it’s possible that you have multiple versions of Jupyter installed and are not using the Anaconda version. To check the version of Jupyter, you can use the command jupyter --version in the terminal. If it shows a different version than the one installed with Anaconda, you can try reinstalling Jupyter using Anaconda with the command conda install jupyter.
Conclusion
In this article, we discussed several solutions for fixing the “Permission denied” error when creating a new Jupyter notebook on Ubuntu 18.04 with Anaconda. By checking your permissions, running Jupyter Notebook as an administrator, starting it from Anaconda Navigator, or reinstalling Jupyter using Anaconda, you should be able to resolve this error and successfully create new Jupyter notebooks.
If you encounter a "Permission Denied" error when creating a Jupyter notebook, you can try checking the directory permissions, running Jupyter Notebook as an administrator, starting it from Anaconda Navigator, or reinstalling Jupyter using Anaconda. These solutions are discussed in detail in the article.
To check the directory permissions in Ubuntu, open a terminal and navigate to the directory using the cd command. Once you are in the directory, use the ls -l command to list all the files in the directory along with their permissions. If you see a ‘-‘ instead of a ‘w’ in the permissions string, it means you do not have write permissions in that directory.
To change the directory permissions in Ubuntu, you can use the chmod command. For example, to give yourself write permissions, you can use the command chmod u+w ., where ‘u’ stands for user and ‘w’ stands for write. This command adds write permissions for the user to the current directory.
To run Jupyter Notebook as an administrator in Ubuntu, open a terminal with administrative privileges and run the command jupyter notebook. Running Jupyter as an administrator ensures that it has the necessary permissions to create the notebook.
To start Jupyter Notebook from Anaconda Navigator, open Anaconda Navigator, which is a graphical user interface for managing Anaconda environments and packages. Then, click on the Jupyter Notebook icon in Anaconda Navigator. This ensures that you are using the Anaconda version of Jupyter, which may resolve the "Permission Denied" error.
If you have multiple versions of Jupyter installed and are encountering the "Permission Denied" error, you can check the version of Jupyter using the command jupyter --version in the terminal. If it shows a different version than the one installed with Anaconda, you can try reinstalling Jupyter using Anaconda with the command conda install jupyter.
