@michaa7:
I sincerely want neither to offend you nor to frustrate you.
I
really am as IT-ignorant as I appear.
As you have described it, this task can be accomplished with only two lines of code. So let's please get it done.
I'm not at all concerned about breaking something in my new installation. Re-doing it will only take me an hour.
Given choices to make, I can be relied on to blunder.
I reported I tried to find how to clear my new user directory. I found and applied two options, and neither was correct.
Still unclear on how the "rm" line ought to be written, I have tried another
four ways. And all were refused by my system. Another four wrong moves.
My system has refused all four. But that doesn't appear to have broken anything.
Can we please stop hoping that I can think my way through this? I cannot.
My telling you that I am seventy-five may help. My peers of that vintage, and I, are perfectly comfortable following clear, simple instructions.
Will you do me the kindness, please:
-of dictating precisely how the "rm" line (including path) ought to read, and,
-telling me which of the two "cp" choices you've given me will best conform with the "siduction way".
The reports you told me to provide:
ubdino@debAboxbox:~$ su
Password:
root@debAboxbox:/home/ubdino# cd
root@debAboxbox:~# ls -la /home/
total 28
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Feb 4 05:51 .
drwxr-xr-x 23 root root 4096 Feb 17 06:30 ..
drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Feb 4 04:43 lost+found
drwx------ 20 ubdino ubdino 4096 Feb 21 03:18 ubdino
root@debAboxbox:~# ls -la /media/disk1part7/
total 36
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Feb 5 07:40 .
drwxr-xr-x 10 root root 4096 Feb 17 06:23 ..
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 5 07:10 home
drwx------ 2 root root 16384 May 9 2010 lost+found
drwx------ 49 ubdino ubdino 4096 Jan 8 19:26 ubdino
drwxr-xr-x 46 ubdino ubdino 4096 Apr 7 2011 udino-old
root@debAboxbox:~#
To clarify: just above I have shown my true usernames; I haven't disguised them.
I trust that's in order.
And I thank you for continuing to try to help.
grady