Need help installing download please

**NorthernLightsfan** · 03-09-2005

I just downloaded wall paper from gnome look dot org and the extension ends with tar. bz I tried to drag the file into /usr/share/backgrounds/images folder , when I do that I get an error thats say I don't have write access to that folder dose anyone know how I can root into the /usr/share/backgrounds/images folder and place the image in there.

When rebooting the desktop, I only have an option to choose the kernel that I want to use I have no option to log in as root when the system boots. the file that I'm trying to download/ install is named crystal for gnome - GDM theam here is the link http://www.gnomelook.org/content/sea...&scorefilter=0

I'm using Debian Linux

Any info on how to go about installing this download will be appreciated very much

**NorthernLightsfan** · 03-09-2005

Hello anybody here

**dylunio** · 03-09-2005

YOu have two choices:

1) the safe one, were you download into a directory in your home directory /home/john/ and then in the console move it with

Code:

su
&#91;rootpass&#93;
mv /home/john/file.tar.gz /usr/share/backgrounds/images

2) Risky, can open up your system to outside attack, were you use wget to download the file,

Code:

cd /usr/share/backgrounds/images
su
&#91;rootpass&#93;
wget http&#58;//www.website.com/directory/on/website/file.tar.gz

dylunio

**NorthernLightsfan** · 03-10-2005

dylunio

The file is now inside the /usr/share/backgrounds/images folder

Thanks for the reply

**protocol** · 03-10-2005

Make sure that you extract the contents of the compressed file into the directory. But you will have to have root access in order to do so (unless you give perms to the user, which I do not suggest). mv /location/of/the/file /destination/where/you/want/the/file (You will have to be root as suggested above.)

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