Ubuntu

Help Removing Mistake Please

Asked by RichPicker on 2007-06-14

I was trying to install RealPlayer. All the folders ended up on my Desktop, with LOCKED symbols on the icons.
I've tried to remove them with sudo dpkg -r /home/rich/Desktop/filename
But it keeps telling me they are not installed. I'm typing the wrong path?
I can not simply Move To Trash. Not from the Desktop or from the Files Browser. It tells me I don't have permission.
In the Properties box for any of the files/folders, it says the owner is 'root'
I don't know what I did. Thank you in advance for saving me again.

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Language:: English Edit question

Status:: Solved

For:: Ubuntu Edit question

Assignee:: No assignee Edit question

Solved by:: proteus

Solved:: 2007-06-16

Last query:: 2007-06-16

Last reply:: 2007-06-15

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Ari (a-r-i) said on 2007-06-14:

You using GNOME?

First Press ALT+F2 and then enter: gksudo nautlius

With this 2 steps you started nautilus as root. At last go to /home/USER/desktop and delete the icon!

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RichPicker (rich-braden) said on 2007-06-14:

This message appeared in the terminal

(nautilus:5679): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting
to session manager:
Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the
authentication protocols specified are supported and
host-based authentication failed.
Initializing gnome-mount extension

Attached are two shots of what the browser shows.
Nothing to delete after alt+f2+gksudo nautilus.

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> Status: Open => Answered
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> Ari proposed the following answer:
> You using GNOME?
>
> First Press ALT+F2 and then enter: gksudo nautlius
>
> With this 2 steps you started nautilus as root. At
> last go to
> /home/USER/desktop and delete the icon!
>
>
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proteus (proteus-cortex) said on 2007-06-14:

Open a terminal window and use the following commands:

cd Desktop
sudo chown your_user_name_here filenames_here

After that you will be able to delete those files. :)

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RichPicker (rich-braden) said on 2007-06-14:

That did it.
Thank you VERY MUCH

--- orion <email address hidden> wrote:

> Your question #8227 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/8227
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> orion proposed the following answer:
> Open a terminal window and use the following
> commands:
>
> cd Desktop
> sudo chown your_user_name_here filenames_here
>
> After that you will be able to delete those files.
> :)
>
>
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> If this answers your question, please go to the
> following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
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