Thread: Ubuntu Installation Doubts

Originally Posted by Gary4gar

@ShAdOwCoN
can you provide the directory listing, so verify the file really exists!
Go to terminal, navigate to that dir and give command

Code:

ls -la

with this we can clearly see what exactly the problem is.

which can be a
*permission issue
*use of non standard charaters in filename
*file in use

All those files are shown in Blue/purple

I guess only Admin has Write previlege

drwxr-xr-x

what now?

did u try this...navigate to ur desktop through ur terminal and enter

sudo rm -rf *

Originally Posted by mahehellraiser

did u try this...navigate to ur desktop through ur terminal and enter

sudo rm -rf *

ll try one more time and report back ... have booted out of Linux

Originally Posted by mahehellraiser

did u try this...navigate to ur desktop through ur terminal and enter

sudo rm -rf *

Warning! DOn't try this command!

THis will erase all files and folder in your system

Originally Posted by ShAdOwCoN

All those files are shown in Blue/purple

I guess only Admin has Write previlege

drwxr-xr-x

what now?

Buddy,
give that command and copy-past output here~!

Originally Posted by Gary4gar

Warning! DOn't try this command!

THis will erase all files and folder in your system

unmount ur file systems...then navigate to ur desktop and then type the rm command..ya anything on the desktop will vanish!!

Originally Posted by mahehellraiser

unmount ur file systems...then navigate to ur desktop and then type the rm command..ya anything on the desktop will vanish!!

boss, have you every tried this command?
see a vedio demo of this command in action
YouTube - Running "sudo rm -rf /"


it works like a self destruct code

Originally Posted by Gary4gar

boss, have you every tried this command?
see a vedio demo of this command in action
YouTube - Running "sudo rm -rf /"


it works like a self destruct code

Isnt that command used to delete the filesystem or something like that. Pardon my ignorance. Still a beginner with Linux.

Didnt watch the video, have saved the URL and will watch it during the free time...

Originally Posted by cool_techie_tvm

Isnt that command used to delete the filesystem or something like that. Pardon my ignorance. Still a beginner with Linux.

Didnt watch the video, have saved the URL and will watch it during the free time...

It deletes *everything* including mounted partitions on the system, its equivalent to formatting the disk

Originally Posted by Gary4gar

boss, have you every tried this command?
see a vedio demo of this command in action
YouTube - Running "sudo rm -rf /"


it works like a self destruct code

yea tht's what i meant....it'l erase everything...

solved that prob ...if u cannot delete a file

right click on it go to permissions and change it to rwe or some equivalent......thats all

Originally Posted by mahehellraiser

did u try this...navigate to ur desktop through ur terminal and enter

sudo rm -rf *

This is very, VERY wrong. On any of the linux community forums, you'd get perma-banned for this. Mods please take note of this?

i think i shud edit that post which shud have been..first UNMOUNT ur partitions and then navigate to your desktop through ur terminal and then try that command..

I had installed ubuntu 8.10 on my desktop pc (having windows) but now i cant boot into windows (there is no option in grub). I have tried to manipulate the grub menu but still cant boot . Any help ?

Originally Posted by mahehellraiser

i think i shud edit that post which shud have been..first UNMOUNT ur partitions and then navigate to your desktop through ur terminal and then try that command..

Never ever try that command! There's a safer option, just look around.