Access User Desktop Files While Using Root
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The desktop for user
will be located at /home/user/Desktop
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Adenes
Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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Adenes over 1 year
I'm really new ubuntu user...
I'm working as root user (the software that I'm using just works if you are root user) but the files that I need to access are on my normal user desktop. I don't how to get to the desktop while I'm root.
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Hastur almost 10 yearsWelcome Adenes. On simple question try always to check on your preferred search engine for a solution. If you write in google
where is user desktop folder in ubuntu
you find the solution. The'
is preferred to`
because the latter is user to write little pieces of code... and to show it in your question you have to escape it\`
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lexu almost 10 yearsAre you using command line based tools? If yes, look at the 'sudo' and/or 'su' command. Both allow you to obtain root privileges.
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