Hi all, I got some cool icons I'd like to put in usr/share/pixmaps but when I try to move the icons there I get "you do not have permission to write to this folder" (or something similar)
How do I do this? All help appreciated.
Cheers
Rod
Moveing icons to usr/share/pixmaps?
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Moveing icons to usr/share/pixmaps?
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As a multiuser operating system with some sense of civilized conduct, Linux (Unix) is designed to thwart your unauthorized attempts to tamper with resources that may belong to others, or that are vital to the proper operation of the system.I get "you do not have permission to write to this folder" (or something similar)
Only the 'root' user of the system, or a SuperUser, may freely meddle with everything. If you're the sole user of your PC, then you're the boss, but Bianca wants some assurance that you know what you're doing. She gets it rough, sometimes, so be gentle.
Whenever you want full authority to corrupt your file system, prefix your Terminal commands with the word sudo. For example, to invoke the file manager with SuperUser "permissions", you type sudo nautilus. Then you can copy files anywhere.
You'll be asked for your password each time you use sudo.
Be careful about modifying existing files.
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Re: Moveing icons to usr/share/pixmaps?
We'll you could use sudo nautilus, but if you're feeling adventurous, you can try CLIambertone wrote:Hi all, I got some cool icons I'd like to put in usr/share/pixmaps but when I try to move the icons there I get "you do not have permission to write to this folder" (or something similar)
How do I do this? All help appreciated.
Cheers
Rod
sudo cp (old directory) (new directory)
"Sudo nautilus" did it, that's folks. I have been playing with some OSX type stuff: http://www.taimila.com/
Some of the stuff is a bit over my head but some of it looks pretty cool, expecially the OSX icon set.
Cheers
Rod
Some of the stuff is a bit over my head but some of it looks pretty cool, expecially the OSX icon set.
Cheers
Rod