remove a folder

Liam Proven lproven at gmail.com
Fri Aug 30 01:45:12 UTC 2013


On 30 August 2013 02:31, William Biggs <williambiggs31 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I install java 8 Now I have a folder on my desktop [sudo] password for
> william How do I remove it . it is lock to root ?


Open a terminal window (Ctrl+Alt+T).
Do `sudo nautilus` - this should open a filer window /as root/
Navigate to your desktop folder, remove the offending item.


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