Hello,
I want to put an image into the usr/share/gimp folder but I get an error message.
how can I get all permissions?
Hello,
As i see it you are on Gnome. In your opened Files, right click and chose Open as Administrator then enter your password. Now you will have permissions to write/paste files.
But, why not use your home directory for custom stuff for GIMP ?
But, why not use your home directory for custom stuff for GIMP ?
Because it’s the splash screen which I want to change from Gimp. The image you see when you start Gimp.
I right clicked on the folder where I want to put the file into it but there is no " Open as Administrator" option.
ok try this lets say you have the image you want to use in your pictures folder, open up terminal type in sudo mv ~/Pictures/[filename] usr/share/gimp/2.0/images
~ >>> sudo mv ~/Pictures/newsplash usr/share/gimp/2.0/images [1]
[sudo] password for orbital:
mv: cannot stat ‘/home/orbital/Pictures/newsplash’: No such file or directory
~ >>>
I think you mean /usr, not usr.
sorry typo sudo mv ~/Pictures/[filename] /usr/share/gimp/2.0/images missed out the / before usr
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~ >>> sudo mv ~/Pictures/newsplash /usr/share/gimp/2.0/images
[sudo] password for orbital:
mv: cannot stat ‘/home/orbital/Pictures/newsplash’: No such file or directory
~ >>>
you are missing the file type on the newsplash eg .png . jpg
~ >>> sudo mv ~/Pictures/newsplash.jpg /usr/share/gimp/2.0/images
[sudo] password for orbital:
mv: cannot stat ‘/home/orbital/Pictures/newsplash.jpg’: No such file or directory
~ >>> [1]
are you sure the name of the file is exactly newsplash.jpg has to be the same in the command
Doh, internationalized folder names. I’m sure you can work that one out yourself!
I did that but it was the same result.
I’m sorry it actually worked when I typed this into the terminal:
sudo mv ~/Bilder/newsplash.jpg /usr/share/gimp/2.0/images
I have one question how can I delete the same file? I can’t delete with the key or right-click in that folder.
depends where the file is for example in that gimp folder sudo rm /usr/share/gimp/2.0/images/[file name]
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mv > move
rm > remove
and rename > ???
Files outside your home directory are owned by other users, most often root. So as explained by @anon89812132 earlier, you need super-user/administrator privileges. That’s what sudo is for when using commands.
mv [oldFile] [newFile]