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Archer · 01-19-09, 04:18 PM

I don't know why that problem occurred. Similar problem has happened to me too once.
Did you tried deleting using Terminal ?

Try this.

Code:

gksudo nautilus /home/username/Desktop

And try to delete the files/folders from there.

> Replace with your username.

01-19-09, 04:31 PM

^Not working

I eneterd the code ... it asked for password ...came to Desktop ... but when i give rm filename it says

rm: cannot remove `Themes': No such file or directory

There is a file named Themes in my Desktop , no spelling errors

PS : Those files have a lock mark over it

Archer · 01-19-09, 04:37 PM

You don't need to enter any command after entering this:

Code:

gksudo nautilus /home/username/Desktop

Select the file and try deleting like always. Right Click -> Move to Trash

01-19-09, 04:42 PM

when i select move to trash it says

It cannot be done do u want to delete it immediately ?
i click on ok
It says error while deleting ,gives 2 options cancel and skip all

Nothing happens whichever i choose

Archer · 01-19-09, 05:42 PM

I forgot what I did when this error happened to me.

Try the "gksudo nautilus /home/username/Desktop" command one more time.

And in the folder View -> Show Hidden Files or Ctrl+H and delete all the ~temp files and try deleting the folders once more.

01-19-09, 06:12 PM

there are no temp files

mahehellraiser · 01-19-09, 09:28 PM

@shadow

i've shifted to KDE now...i cant get any items on the desktop all are widgets..even a file...

did u try

sudo rm -rf

in the terminal

01-19-09, 09:56 PM

yeah

No such file or directory

Gary4gar · 01-20-09, 09:42 AM

@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

mahehellraiser · 01-20-09, 09:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShAdOwCoN

yeah

No such file or directory

bro navigate to ur desktop...and then run that command

01-20-09, 10:35 PM

Quote:

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?

mahehellraiser · 01-20-09, 10:41 PM

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

sudo rm -rf *

01-20-09, 10:53 PM

Quote:

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

Gary4gar · 01-20-09, 11:50 PM

Quote:

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

Quote:

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~!

mahehellraiser · 01-21-09, 11:02 AM

Quote:

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!!

Gary4gar · 02-01-09, 04:50 PM

Quote:

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

cool_techie_tvm · 02-01-09, 06:35 PM

Quote:

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...

Gary4gar · 02-01-09, 08:33 PM

Quote:

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

mahehellraiser · 02-01-09, 08:36 PM

Quote:

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...

02-26-09, 02:06 AM

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

01-19-09, 04:18 PM	#141
Archer Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kerala Posts: 2,824 Rep Power: 6	I don't know why that problem occurred. Similar problem has happened to me too once. Did you tried deleting using Terminal ? Try this. Code: gksudo nautilus /home/username/Desktop And try to delete the files/folders from there. > Replace with your username.

01-19-09, 04:37 PM	#143
Archer Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kerala Posts: 2,824 Rep Power: 6	You don't need to enter any command after entering this: Code: gksudo nautilus /home/username/Desktop Select the file and try deleting like always. Right Click -> Move to Trash

01-20-09, 09:42 AM	#149
Gary4gar Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jaipur Posts: 775 Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 3	@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

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01-19-09, 04:31 PM	#142
ShAdOwCoN Guest Posts: n/a	^Not working I eneterd the code ... it asked for password ...came to Desktop ... but when i give rm filename it says rm: cannot remove `Themes': No such file or directory There is a file named Themes in my Desktop , no spelling errors PS : Those files have a lock mark over it

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ShAdOwCoN Guest Posts: n/a	when i select move to trash it says It cannot be done do u want to delete it immediately ? i click on ok It says error while deleting ,gives 2 options cancel and skip all Nothing happens whichever i choose

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Archer Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Kerala Posts: 2,824 Rep Power: 6	I forgot what I did when this error happened to me. Try the "gksudo nautilus /home/username/Desktop" command one more time. And in the folder View -> Show Hidden Files or Ctrl+H and delete all the ~temp files and try deleting the folders once more.

01-19-09, 06:12 PM	#146
ShAdOwCoN Guest Posts: n/a	there are no temp files

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ShAdOwCoN Guest Posts: n/a	yeah No such file or directory

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ShAdOwCoN Guest Posts: n/a	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