Re: How do I delete a file in Mate?

I did a bit more looking around, there is one file manager that will run as root user (administer account.) it's pcmanfm-qt install that program, it has an option to open the folder as root, you can delete any file with root.

You can also use it in graphical mode to chown a file or to chmod a file when the regular user doesn't own the file.

Regards,

David

On Sat, Jun 6, 2020, 16:24 Didier Spaier <didier@slint.fr> wrote:

Maybe off topic, but a good reading:
https://wpollock.com/AUnix1/FilePermissions.htm

Le 06/06/2020 à 22:10, Didier Spaier a écrit :
> PS: the file should be owned by the user who tries to delete it
> if the directory where it is stored has the sticky bit set. This
> is generally the case for the /tmp directory.
>
> Didier
>
> Le 06/06/2020 à 21:49, Didier Spaier a écrit :
>> Hello John.
>>
>> To delete a file in Caja if it has the focus, indeed use the del key.
>>
>> But this can fail in two cases:
>> 1. This file can't be deleted as it has the "i" (meaning immutable)
>> attribute, as indicated in "man chattr"
>> 2. The user running caja does not have the "write" privilege for the
>> directory where the file is located. However, that the file itself be
>> or not owned by the user who tries to delete it doesn't matter.
>>
>> 1. Is unlikely, but 2 is likely in your case.
>>
>> Yes Mate does have the equivalent of the recycle bin. Its usage can be
>> set in the Edit > Preferences menu of Caja. Also, you can display a Help
>> window for Caja when it has the focus just pressing F1, if your
>> distribution ships mate-help.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Didier