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How to copy a directory from your home to a system wide one

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I want to use the file manager to copy a directory from my Desktop to the /opt directory. When I run gksudo nautilus, I do not see anything in the Desktop directory.

If I open Nautilus normally from the taskbar, it shows the lampp directory along with other existing ones.

So how do I get to view this directory so I can cut and paste it into /opt directory?

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answered 2 Years ago cupwire · Accepted Answer

You are seeing an empty desktop because it is root's desktop directory since you use gksudo to open Nautilus. So, when you open Nautilus just follow this path from the left sidebar:

--> File system --> home --> your_user_name --> your_desktop

Then copy whatever you want. For an alternative way, you can use terminal for this:

sudo cp -r ~/Desktop/directory_that_will_be_copied /opt/where_to_copy