copy a file in computer folder

Question

I try to load the dictionary es-ES.dic in the folder usr\share\myspell\dicts (needed for TEXMAKER) but I am not permited because I am not "owner" How can I solve this?

Answer 1

Use command:

First change directory to the folder where the "es-ES.dic" is by using:

$ cd /path

Then copy using:

$ sudo cp -R es-ES.dic /usr/share/myspell/dicts

Answer 2

You need to open nautilus as root, then open the file:

sudo nautilus /usr/share/myspell/dicts

Or open the file directly:

sudo xdg-open /usr/share/myspell/dicts/es-ES.dicbegining

Also, a note. In Ubuntu, file locations use / instead of \ like in windows, and we always put a / at the beginning, like the equivalent of C:\. So your location should not be written as:

usr/share/myspell/dicts/ or even usr\share\myspell\dicts

But as this:

/usr/share/myspell/dicts/