Title: Installing plugin "could not create directory"
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Installing plugin "could not create directory"

 *  [jrymer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrymer/)
 * (@jrymer)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-plugin-could-not-create-directory/)
 * Hello,
 * I just installed Word Press on my local Ubuntu machine using [this](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WordPress)
   guide. I am trying to install the WooCommerce plugin. I get this:
 * Downloading install package from [https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/woocommerce.2.2.10.zip…](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/woocommerce.2.2.10.zip…)
   
   Unpacking the package… Could not create directory.
 * When I try to upload it directly I get this:
    Installing Plugin from uploaded
   file: woocommerce.zip Unpacking the package… Could not create directory.
 * I changed permissions in plugins folder. I also added:
    `define('FS_METHOD', '
   direct');` to wp-config.php when trying to upload directly.
 * Please help me get my plugins installing.
    I have no other plugins except the
   default Akismet that the install came with.

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