Deleting files

[Brian Puccio]

> When i download programs, Ubuntu places restrictions on the folders 
> preventing me to delete them.

At first glance, this seems to be a normal linux file system behavior,
you can't delete what your user doesn't have rights to delete.

> This is a great nuisance for me. I have close 
> to hundred files i don't need any longer and would like to delete them; but 
> i cannot. Could anyone tell how can i permanently disable this feature in 
> Ubuntu.

Could you please tell me how the files in your home directory got there
and don't have the proper permissions for you to delete them?  Anything
you put there, you should be able to delete, assuming you haven't
manually changed the permissions or ownership.

> I want the system to allow me selecting folders graphically in my 
> Home directory and let me to delete them. Is there a possibility for this?

Sure, you can delete anything and everything as root.  Go to
Applications, than Run, and type "gksudo nautilus" (no quotes).  This
will open a nautilus session as the root user, allowing you to delete
anything and everything you want.

Be careful!
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