What is the way of deleting root owned files?

**Jeremyreid** · 02-12-2008

Hi, I was just wondering if there is a way of deleting root owned files because I was mucking around with WINE last night and installed some windows programmes but now I want to delete them! How can I delete them?

**kai12** · 02-12-2008

Hi!

If the problem is that you're not root, then you could become root by typing

Code:

su
rm filename

or

Code:

sudo rm filename

Or, if you'd rather click + delete, run

Code:

gksudo nautilus

which should give you a nautilus application with root priviliges.

kai

**Jeremyreid** · 02-12-2008

tyvm i'll try that =]

**Jeremyreid** · 02-12-2008

thanks they are all deleted now!

**devils casper** · 02-12-2008

If you want to remove wine then I would suggest you to un-install it using apt-get or Synaptic Package Manager only.

**markharding557** · 02-15-2008

Originally Posted by Jeremyreid

Hi, I was just wondering if there is a way of deleting root owned files because I was mucking around with WINE last night and installed some windows programmes but now I want to delete them! How can I delete them?

wine should be run as user not root

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