deleting Desktop directory fails

[Ric Moore]

I'm still trying to figure out why I cannot delete my Desktop directory
in the new and improved Linux world. I thought I was Master of the
Universe and could do as I damned well pleased. Thankfully, someone else
is in charge and I am not allowed to do this myself, since I am totally
without wits and tend to drool a lot. Since I am bungie-corded into my
high chair, I sure would like to know how to just erase a stinkin'
directory that is completely empty. I even used MC to delete it, and
there was no error popup. No error popping up from command line or with
nautilus. It just refuses to DO AS I SAY!

I usually have ~/Desktop linked to my /opt partition so I can futz with
the OS and leave the good stuff alone. This is the first time I haven't
been able to do this. <swears like a sailor> Ric


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[chris-776]

On Wed, 2012-06-06 at 15:36 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:

> I'm still trying to figure out why I cannot delete my Desktop directory
> in the new and improved Linux world. I thought I was Master of the
> Universe and could do as I damned well pleased. Thankfully, someone else
> is in charge and I am not allowed to do this myself, since I am totally
> without wits and tend to drool a lot. Since I am bungie-corded into my
> high chair, I sure would like to know how to just erase a stinkin'
> directory that is completely empty. I even used MC to delete it, and
> there was no error popup. No error popping up from command line or with
> nautilus. It just refuses to DO AS I SAY!
>
> I usually have ~/Desktop linked to my /opt partition so I can futz with
> the OS and leave the good stuff alone. This is the first time I haven't
> been able to do this. <swears like a sailor> Ric
>
>
> --
> My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
> "There are two Great Sins in the world...
> ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
> Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
> http://linuxcounter.net/user/44256.html
>

Try Debian Ric.  The 'buntus are too badly broken to be of any further
use

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[Colin Law-4]

On 6 June 2012 20:36, Ric Moore <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I'm still trying to figure out why I cannot delete my Desktop directory in
> the new and improved Linux world. I thought I was Master of the Universe and
> could do as I damned well pleased. Thankfully, someone else is in charge and
> I am not allowed to do this myself, since I am totally without wits and tend
> to drool a lot. Since I am bungie-corded into my high chair, I sure would
> like to know how to just erase a stinkin' directory that is completely
> empty. I even used MC to delete it, and there was no error popup. No error
> popping up from command line or with nautilus. It just refuses to DO AS I
> SAY!
>
> I usually have ~/Desktop linked to my /opt partition so I can futz with the
> OS and leave the good stuff alone. This is the first time I haven't been
> able to do this. <swears like a sailor> Ric

What happens if you try it from the command line?

Colin

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[Jared Norris]

On 7 June 2012 05:58, chris <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On Wed, 2012-06-06 at 15:36 -0400, Ric Moore wrote:
>> I'm still trying to figure out why I cannot delete my Desktop directory
>> in the new and improved Linux world. I thought I was Master of the
>> Universe and could do as I damned well pleased. Thankfully, someone else
>> is in charge and I am not allowed to do this myself, since I am totally
>> without wits and tend to drool a lot. Since I am bungie-corded into my
>> high chair, I sure would like to know how to just erase a stinkin'
>> directory that is completely empty. I even used MC to delete it, and
>> there was no error popup. No error popping up from command line or with
>> nautilus. It just refuses to DO AS I SAY!
>>
>> I usually have ~/Desktop linked to my /opt partition so I can futz with
>> the OS and leave the good stuff alone. This is the first time I haven't
>> been able to do this. <swears like a sailor> Ric
>>
>>
>> --
>> My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
>> "There are two Great Sins in the world...
>> ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
>> Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
>> http://linuxcounter.net/user/44256.html
>>

Just checking you've checked the usual, the folder is owned by you (if
not try with sudo). Have you also tried from the commandline to see if
it gives any more useful error messages to debug?

> Try Debian Ric.  The 'buntus are too badly broken to be of any further
> use
>
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> Cheers the Kiwi
>

Please, this is the UBUNTU-users mailing list. Please ensure you stick
to trying to assist users with questions rather than just pointing
them elsewhere.


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[Colin Law-4]

On 6 June 2012 20:36, Ric Moore <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I'm still trying to figure out why I cannot delete my Desktop directory in
> the new and improved Linux world. I thought I was Master of the Universe and
> could do as I damned well pleased. Thankfully, someone else is in charge and
> I am not allowed to do this myself, since I am totally without wits and tend
> to drool a lot. Since I am bungie-corded into my high chair, I sure would
> like to know how to just erase a stinkin' directory that is completely
> empty. I even used MC to delete it, and there was no error popup. No error
> popping up from command line or with nautilus. It just refuses to DO AS I
> SAY!
>
> I usually have ~/Desktop linked to my /opt partition so I can futz with the
> OS and leave the good stuff alone. This is the first time I haven't been
> able to do this. <swears like a sailor> Ric

I have just tried it and nautilus will not let me but rmdir from the
command line worked ok.

Colin

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[Ric Moore]

On 06/06/2012 04:49 PM, Colin Law wrote:

> On 6 June 2012 20:36, Ric Moore<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>> I'm still trying to figure out why I cannot delete my Desktop directory in
>> the new and improved Linux world. I thought I was Master of the Universe and
>> could do as I damned well pleased. Thankfully, someone else is in charge and
>> I am not allowed to do this myself, since I am totally without wits and tend
>> to drool a lot. Since I am bungie-corded into my high chair, I sure would
>> like to know how to just erase a stinkin' directory that is completely
>> empty. I even used MC to delete it, and there was no error popup. No error
>> popping up from command line or with nautilus. It just refuses to DO AS I
>> SAY!
>>
>> I usually have ~/Desktop linked to my /opt partition so I can futz with the
>> OS and leave the good stuff alone. This is the first time I haven't been
>> able to do this.<swears like a sailor>  Ric
>
> What happens if you try it from the command line?

Lord man, I did rmdir, rm -rf (plus with sudo) to no avail. So I ran
nautilus and deleted it. It was gone for one second, then popped back
again!! Jimminy Pete! Anyone who has an empty ~/Desktop directory, give
it a try. This is truly strange. I don't have ~/Desktop mounted in
fstab. Should I do that? Ric


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..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
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[Ric Moore]

On 06/06/2012 05:02 PM, Colin Law wrote:

> On 6 June 2012 20:36, Ric Moore<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>> I'm still trying to figure out why I cannot delete my Desktop directory in
>> the new and improved Linux world. I thought I was Master of the Universe and
>> could do as I damned well pleased. Thankfully, someone else is in charge and
>> I am not allowed to do this myself, since I am totally without wits and tend
>> to drool a lot. Since I am bungie-corded into my high chair, I sure would
>> like to know how to just erase a stinkin' directory that is completely
>> empty. I even used MC to delete it, and there was no error popup. No error
>> popping up from command line or with nautilus. It just refuses to DO AS I
>> SAY!
>>
>> I usually have ~/Desktop linked to my /opt partition so I can futz with the
>> OS and leave the good stuff alone. This is the first time I haven't been
>> able to do this.<swears like a sailor>  Ric
>
> I have just tried it and nautilus will not let me but rmdir from the
> command line worked ok.

Wait two seconds and then do another ls. It'll be back. :) Ric


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[Colin Law-4]

On 7 June 2012 06:34, Ric Moore <[hidden email]> wrote:

> On 06/06/2012 05:02 PM, Colin Law wrote:
>>
>> On 6 June 2012 20:36, Ric Moore<[hidden email]>  wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm still trying to figure out why I cannot delete my Desktop directory
>>> in
>>> the new and improved Linux world. I thought I was Master of the Universe
>>> and
>>> could do as I damned well pleased. Thankfully, someone else is in charge
>>> and
>>> I am not allowed to do this myself, since I am totally without wits and
>>> tend
>>> to drool a lot. Since I am bungie-corded into my high chair, I sure would
>>> like to know how to just erase a stinkin' directory that is completely
>>> empty. I even used MC to delete it, and there was no error popup. No
>>> error
>>> popping up from command line or with nautilus. It just refuses to DO AS I
>>> SAY!
>>>
>>> I usually have ~/Desktop linked to my /opt partition so I can futz with
>>> the
>>> OS and leave the good stuff alone. This is the first time I haven't been
>>> able to do this.<swears like a sailor>  Ric
>>
>>
>> I have just tried it and nautilus will not let me but rmdir from the
>> command line worked ok.
>
> Wait two seconds and then do another ls. It'll be back. :) Ric

Not for me it didn't, but anyway, try changing the desktop dir spec
.config/user-dirs.dirs to somewhere else and see if that fixes it.  In
fact if what you are actually trying to do is specify a different
directory to be the "desktop" then this is one way to do it, rather
than using a link.  You will have to log out I think after changing
it.

Colin

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