[xubuntu-users] Trash doesn't work.

Charlie Kravetz cjk at teamcharliesangels.com
Thu Jan 5 21:01:51 UTC 2012


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On Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:10:18 +0000
Keith Powell <keith at keithg4jvx.force9.co.uk> wrote:

> I have been trying the liveCD of Xubuntu 11.10 for several days now, to 
> see if I want to install it. Very pleased with it, except for one 
> problem. The Trash can doesn't work.
> 
> If I try to put anything in it, I get the message "Unable to find or 
> create trash directory". It's the same whether I use the desktop icon or 
> the bottom panel applet.
> 
> How do I get it working, please?
> 
> I have no updates installed, owing to a memory shortage, and am 
> wondering if all will be well if I did install Xubuntu 11.10 together 
> with the updates.
> 
> I've searched but can't find the answer.
> 
> Many thanks for any help.
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
Trash can depends on hard drive space being writeable. Since liveCD
runs strictly from the CD, it can not read/write the files, and is not
usable. 

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Charlie Kravetz 
Linux Registered User Number 425914          [http://counter.li.org/]
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