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Software installation problems

An install fails or can’t be verified.

  • PawOS reports the real failure — a package manager not being installed, a network failure, or a genuine install error — rather than a generic message. Read it.
  • If install succeeded but verification failed, PawOS attempts one automatic repair pass before reporting failure — see Coding → Software Installation.
  • If you denied the confirmation, nothing installed — re-ask and confirm this time.

How it works

What you see

  • What to check for common situations: sign-in, commands, installs, PATH, connections, usage limits, payments, previews and builds.
  • What PawOS already checks for you, and what to gather before trying again.

What PawOS does

  • PawOS reports problems in the task view, Work Records, connection status and check results.
  • For commands, installs, builds and tests it shows the real output.

Permissions

  • Never bypass permission questions or run unsafe commands to get past a problem.
  • If a plan, connection permission, local permission or administrator approval is missing, retrying won’t help until that changes.

Records

  • Useful details: the task, what it was doing, the command and its result, file paths, check results, and a screenshot if something looks wrong.

Good to know

  • Some fixes happen outside PawOS — in a service’s dashboard, your system settings or your account.