Bob <benjie1@xxxxxxx> wrote: >Sent: Jul 29, 2010 5:06 PM >To: James Mckenzie <jjmckenzie51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: Deleting .wine as root > >On 07/28/2010 03:46 PM, James Mckenzie wrote: >> Bob<benjie1@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Sent: Jul 28, 2010 4:32 PM >>> To: James Mckenzie<jjmckenzie51@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Subject: Deleting .wine as root >>> >>> Hi James. Not sure how to delete .wine as root. I have to cd to >>> /home/benjie1 and the .wine is there. >>> >>> Can I delete it using yum in fedora? >>> >> No, yum is a package manager. You would delete the Wine program(s) using it. >>> The .wine doesn't show in the terminal with ls. I guess cause >>> it's hidden. >>> >> Correct. All files that start with a dot (.) are systems files and are hidden in the File Finder (nautilis). >>> I can go to the desktop folder /home/benjie1 and just >>> delete it but I'm not root then, right? >>> >> No. Since the file was created as root you will either have to su to root and then use the rm -rf .wine/* command while in the /home/benjie1 directory or you can use sudo rm -rf /home/benjie1/.wine while logged in as benjie1. >> >> BE VERY CAREFUL using the rm -rf command! If you do this from / or any other directory, you can destroy your file system resulting in a full reinstallation of Fedora. >> >>> So how do I get this done? >> See the Wine FAQ for further directions at http://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ >> >> James McKenzie >> >> > Hi again James. Just wondering it it would help things if I >removed wine completely and started over? Would I do that as root or >user, and use the rm -rf command. Rather not do this unless it will >help. Thanks Bob > Bob: It is not necessary to remove Wine, just the User files. Wine is usually installed as root with the ability to run the executables as a non-privileged user. Are you having problems doing this? James McKenzie
