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diff --git a/go-ipfs/install.sh b/go-ipfs/install.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Installation script for ipfs. It tries to move $bin in one of the
+# directories stored in $binpaths.
+
+INSTALL_DIR=$(dirname $0)
+
+bin="$INSTALL_DIR/ipfs"
+binpaths="/usr/local/bin /usr/bin"
+
+# This variable contains a nonzero length string in case the script fails
+# because of missing write permissions.
+is_write_perm_missing=""
+
+for binpath in $binpaths; do
+  if mv "$bin" "$binpath/ipfs" ; then
+    echo "Moved $bin to $binpath"
+    exit 0
+  else
+    if [ -d "$binpath" ] && [ ! -w "$binpath" ]; then
+      is_write_perm_missing=1
+    fi
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "We cannot install $bin in one of the directories $binpaths"
+
+if [ -n "$is_write_perm_missing" ]; then
+  echo "It seems that we do not have the necessary write permissions."
+  echo "Perhaps try running this script as a privileged user:"
+  echo
+  echo "    sudo $0"
+  echo
+fi
+
+exit 1