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can't delete ".conky-start.sh" file
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:12 pm
by omer-o
i created a .sh file for conky on desktop. now i can't delete the file. how can i delete it?
Re: can't delete ".conky-start.sh" file
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:29 pm
by xenopeek
What do you mean you can not delete it? Ctrl+H in Nautilus will show hidden files, or open a terminal in the folder where the file is and:
If it says you don't have permissions to do it, switch to:
Re: can't delete ".conky-start.sh" file
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:41 am
by Angtagapagligt
Open a terminal (ctrl+alt+t) and type the following lines:
Of course you have to replace ~YOURFILE.SH~ with the name of your file.
Re: can't delete ".conky-start.sh" file
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 5:31 pm
by seppalta
You have to
own the file, or act as
root (computer supervisor), to delete a file. Unless you change their owner, the files that you own are likely pretty well limited to some of the files in your home directory. For general information on this subject:
http://douwil7.100webspace.net/linux/Tuning.html#5.