I did a bit more looking around, there is one file manager that will run as root user (administer account.) it's pcmanfm-qt install that program, it has an option to open the folder as root, you can delete any file with root.
You can also use it in graphical mode to chown a file or to chmod a file when the regular user doesn't own the file. Regards, David On Sat, Jun 6, 2020, 16:24 Didier Spaier <did...@slint.fr> wrote: > Maybe off topic, but a good reading: > https://wpollock.com/AUnix1/FilePermissions.htm > > Le 06/06/2020 à 22:10, Didier Spaier a écrit : > > PS: the file should be owned by the user who tries to delete it > > if the directory where it is stored has the sticky bit set. This > > is generally the case for the /tmp directory. > > > > Didier > > > > Le 06/06/2020 à 21:49, Didier Spaier a écrit : > >> Hello John. > >> > >> To delete a file in Caja if it has the focus, indeed use the del key. > >> > >> But this can fail in two cases: > >> 1. This file can't be deleted as it has the "i" (meaning immutable) > >> attribute, as indicated in "man chattr" > >> 2. The user running caja does not have the "write" privilege for the > >> directory where the file is located. However, that the file itself be > >> or not owned by the user who tries to delete it doesn't matter. > >> > >> 1. Is unlikely, but 2 is likely in your case. > >> > >> Yes Mate does have the equivalent of the recycle bin. Its usage can be > >> set in the Edit > Preferences menu of Caja. Also, you can display a Help > >> window for Caja when it has the focus just pressing F1, if your > >> distribution ships mate-help. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Didier > >
