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  1. 02-07-2011 #1
    skydejay
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    Cant change folder permissions?

    Hey Guys!!

    Im new to these forums heres my story:
    Windows 7 on my acer extensa 5230e became corrupted so i installed linux Ubuntu 10.04 on a 320 gb external hdd. I have installed Mixxx and am trying to create my own skins for it. But whenever i try and paste the folder into the /usr/share/mixxx/skins folder it says that I dont have permission to... But I am an administrator... or at least thats what it says i have tried to chmod a+w it but it says operation denied:
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    chmod: changing permissions of `/usr/share/mixxx/skins': Operation not permitted
    What can i do???
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  2. 02-07-2011 #2
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    Use sudo in front of the command. Then enter your password when prompted.

    One of the big differences between Linux and Windows is that you are NOT an administrator. This is done intentionally and is one of the many reasons why Linux is so much more secure than windows. Anything in /usr is generally owned by root. You are userx probably skydejay. sudo will allow you to temporarily become root to make changes such as what you describe.

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    Hey Guys!!

    Im new to these forums heres my story:
    Windows 7 on my acer extensa 5230e became corrupted so i installed linux Ubuntu 10.04 on a 320 gb external hdd. I have installed Mixxx and am trying to create my own skins for it. But whenever i try and paste the folder into the /usr/share/mixxx/skins folder it says that I dont have permission to... But I am an administrator... or at least thats what it says i have tried to chmod a+w it but it says operation denied:
    Code:
    chmod: changing permissions of `/usr/share/mixxx/skins': Operation not permitted
    What can i do???
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  3. 02-07-2011 #3
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    What happens when you execute:

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    $ sudo chmod o+rwx /usr/share/mixxx/skins
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  4. 02-07-2011 #4
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    Firstly don't change the permissions on the folder. Instead paste your folder as root by pressing Alt + F2 and running gksu nautilus which will give you the permissions you need
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