Re: Cannot empty trash because of permission problems

[Merciadri Luca <Luca.Merciadri@student.ulg.ac.be>]

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Merciadri Luca <Luca.Merciadri@student.ulg.ac.be> writes:

> Hello,
>
> On my Debian Lenny, I am unable to empty the trash because of
> permission problems. For example, I have a .jar file, and when I
> choose to "Empty Trash," I receive:
>
> "Error while deleting.
> "/home/merci...4-1131.jar" cannot be deleted because you do not have
> permissions to modify its parent folder."
>
> Where is the trash folder located in my /home/?
>
> Thanks.
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> Merciadri Luca
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Thanks for your answers. It must be obvious, but how do you empty the
trash in a terminal? Do I have to delete the specified folder (if
any)?

Thanks.

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Merciadri Luca
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