How do i delete this file

[thugpoet22]

i have added a screen shot of the folder that i want to delete, its already moved to my trash but i would like to delete it completly off my system. Its messing up my trash can icon, i want to view new icons for my trash can but the file thats in there has it set to be full,

This is what it says when i try to delete it

/home/thugpoet22/...rink/License.txt" cannot be deleted because you do not have permissions to modify its parent folder.

how can i gain permission, is there a way to become root and delete that file from within my trash can. If anybody has any ideas please post. Thanks in advance.

[lazlow]

Log in as SU and delete.

Lazlow

[creiter]

Hi!

Can you tell me where i can get your cool wallpaper?

Thanks,
chris

[thugpoet22]

i know you have to be the root user, how do you do that, i've never logged in as a root user. Its not the same as su in terminal and then going to the trash can and deleting it that way, there must be a way to use the command line to do this. any suggestions.

I got that wall paper from http://www.gnome-look.org/

great place if your looking to make your desktop look unique

[lazlow]

Ok, here we go. fred=whatever your login id
In a terminal
su - (space between u and - )
(enter password)
cd .. (space between d and ..)
cd home
cd fred
cd .Trash (capital T)
ls -a (lists hidden files)
rm (whatever has to be deleted)
(may ask for confirmation)
ls -a (make sure it is gone)
exit (leave su)
exit (leave terminal)

Sorry I did not get back sooner.

Lazlow

[thugpoet22]

[thugpoet22@localhost .Trash]$ ls -a
. .. wine
[thugpoet22@localhost .Trash]$ rm wine
rm: cannot remove `wine': Is a directory
[thugpoet22@localhost .Trash]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost .Trash]# remove wine
bash: remove: command not found
[root@localhost .Trash]# rm wine
rm: cannot remove directory `wine': Is a directory
[root@localhost .Trash]# ls -a
. .. wine
[root@localhost .Trash]# rm wine
rm: cannot remove directory `wine': Is a directory
[root@localhost .Trash]#

this is what i got.

See i was working with Wine and dvd shrink and it messed up on me, so i decided to just install a new one but i first deleted the whole directory. Any suggestions

[lazlow]

for directories use rmdir
for files us rm

Lazlow

[u-noneinc-s]

You forgot the - after su. So it's not su, it's su - This gives you root w/roots environment).
Then, cd /home/fred/.Trash and everything else lazlow said...

To clarify, su(space)-
edit
Sorry, I didn't notice the "directory"

[u-noneinc-s]

If rmdir complains about directory not being empty, use rm -rf

[chili555]

su -
<password>
rm -rf /home/chili/.Trash/*

Try not to make a mistake; I'd hate to delete /home by mistake!

[Firewing1]

rmdir empty-folder

removes empty dirs

rm -drf folder-or-file

removes a directory and it's contents without warning. Be careful.
To make it confirm, use

rm -drfi file-or-folder

Firewing1

[thugpoet22]

Thanks a lot, that worked, finally got that file off my system