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[BillytheImpaler]

Sorry to ask the obvious but how do i get to nautilus?

I ran sudo nautilus

And it just loads the desktop folder and doesnt actually show any of the folders that ARE on the desktop?

It shouldn't show you your desktop when you run sudo nautilus. It should show you root's home directory which is at /root.

To get to your home directory and desktop you'd have to navigate to /home/martin/Desktop

 

[marscay]

Seemed to work a treat! Why isnt a simple method available to edit permissions? Seems abit silly if you ask me!

I've also got files in the recycle bin that wont delete because of permissions, how do i remove them?

back when linux first started there was no GUI, that is a simple method

not to sound like a broken record but the shell is your friend in linux, take the time to learn it.

 

[Outcast]

I just tried this myself but as I dont EVER store any folders or anything on my desktop that folder was empty !!

( downloads are set to d/l to Documents/downloads)

Sorry I can't help

 

[BillytheImpaler]

Yep done that, but doesnt show any folders that are actually on my desktop?

It's quite odd that it wouldn't work. Here it is working just fine for me:

I just ran gksudo nautilus, and changed from /root to /home/bti/Desktop.

 

[Outcast]

I did sudo nautilus
Whats the difference in command ?

 

[BillytheImpaler]

gksudo brings up the graphical password box. Typically you should use sudo for CLI utilities
sudo vim /etc/samba/smb.conf
for instance
While you should use gksudo for graphical utilities
gksudo gnomebaker
for instance.

There are reasons why it's best to use gksudo when applicable that I haven't fully researched.

EDIT: Here's an article on the subject
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/graphicalsudo

 

[Outcast]

@ Billy

ok.. MuchOs GraciOS for the info.