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  1. 02-22-2012 #1
    justcurious
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    Can't Delete Files in usr

    I have an older computer and I am trying to free up some disk space. I used PC Man File Manager and went to my main hard drive and then went to usr and found a bunch of files that I wanted to delete. When I tried to delete any of the files it said Error: Permission denied. What do I need to do?
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  2. 02-24-2012 #2
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    Can you access the usr folder from the command line? Check the permissions on the folder using ls -l command. If you don't have permissions do you have root access?
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    Deleting files from the /usr folder could wreck your system unless you know exactly what you're doing.
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    I would look elsewhere to delete files but can if you decided to do it su to root and do it from there
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    Many of the files in /usr should NOT be deleted if you want to have a working system. Even as root, make sure you know what you are doing first! Specifically, what files are you thinking of deleting?
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  6. 03-03-2012 #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rubberman View Post
    Many of the files in /usr should NOT be deleted if you want to have a working system. Even as root, make sure you know what you are doing first! Specifically, what files are you thinking of deleting?
    I concur, if anything, look in /var/log and /tmp for things to delete. It's been a week since OP last posted.....I wonder if the wrong files got deleted.
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