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Problem Statement:

Well I have installed Xampp 1.8.1 in my Ubuntu 13.04 64 bit system. But I couldn't paste my web files to the /opt/lampp directory where lampp is installed. As I try to paste my web files to that directory the paste option is greyed out. And while I try pasting with Ctrl + V command the 'Permission denied' error occurs. Help me out as I am a noobhead in this Linux world!

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  • While one answer is: "gksudo nautilus", this is not a duplicate of "how can I save a file from gedit" or "how can I avoid write permissions when editing files". I came here because I cannot copy and paste in Nautilus. It does not even have the common decency to offer a one time sudo with password so I have to go to a command line and then come back. I can see linking from the other two questions to here if the answer is, edit in a writeable directory and then use gksudo nautilus to move the files to the real destination. But their correct answers are "gksudo gedit" and "use symbolic links". Jan 29, 2015 at 23:50

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Open a terminal and enter

gksudo nautilus

This will run the file manager in super user mode.

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  • it may work but i did not get command meaning. what is nautilus?, why gksudo and why why not sudo? Mar 21, 2016 at 6:00
  • Nautilus is the gnome file manager - you could use which you prefer. gksudo is the graphical version of sudo.
    – Manuel
    Mar 28, 2016 at 11:17
  • I am dabbling into Linux from Windows. Thank you so much!!!!
    – CaTx
    Oct 13, 2017 at 6:13
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    Hi, you did not answer the question of why gksudo not sudo. In my case both work and looks like same result. Mar 23, 2018 at 1:51
  • You can also use su. GKSU ist just a graphical interface.
    – Manuel
    Mar 23, 2018 at 7:04

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