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yang mandi
Asked: 2020-11-14 04:16:21 +0800 CST

delete files on ubuntu

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Files to delete

Can someone delete the files in the ring on ubuntu 20.04?

What i tried:

sudo rm -r <file>

output:

rm: cannot remove <file>: No such file or directory

UPDATE:

ls /

output:

 bin     lost+found   srv
 boot    media       ''$'\360''(S'$'\364\320''U'
 cdrom   opt          sys
 dev     proc         tmp
 etc     redirfs      usr
 home    root         var
 lib     run         ''$'\310\360''w'$'\370\312''U'
 lib32   sbin
 lib64   snap
files

2 Answers

  1. I usually use Midnight Commander to do such things. It's an extremely useful tool, one you couldn't live without ;)

    Use sudo apt-get install mc to install it.

    (Also, it's much safer to run Midnigh Commander via sudo than Nautilus)

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  2. Best Answer

    You could just start nautilus as root in order to have the right to delete the file. In a terminal:

    sudo nautilus

    and then rightclick and select "move to trash". Remember to empty the trash before closing the window.

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