Sometimes you want to delete/ insert/ edit files that are in some locked location – like – outside your Home folder, in the system somewhere in Ubuntu. You could use the terminal to gain admin privileges and access the files, or copy/ move folders, but there is an easier way. You can do it through the GUI by typing this into the terminal:
- gksudo nautilus
Then a new finder window will open in which you will be running in SUDO – Admin. Nautilus is the file manager used in Ubuntu Unity. If you use Kubuntu it would be “kdesudo dolphin” for example. This is an add-on which adds an “Open as administrator” dialogue to right click.