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I am using Ubuntu 17.10, I want to make a folder in opt folder/directory and paste something but when I open the opt folder and right click on it the new folder option is unhighlighted and also the paste option I tried to make the folder in opt folder using terminal by mkdir command but it shows Permission denied.

Plz tell me how to do it?

muru
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  • Your user account does not have permission to write to the `/opt` directory. Could you [edit] your question and explain why you want to put something in there? I'd rather understand what you are doing before giving you an answer that could potentially be a bit dangerous. – Carl H Jan 15 '18 at 13:29
  • `sudo chmod +w /opt` should do the trick. – Mukesh Sai Kumar Jan 15 '18 at 13:30

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Basically, you require root permission. In case you have the root password, in terminal do the following:

cd  /opt
sudo mkdir name-of-the-folder
cd name-of-the-folder
sudo cp path-of-file-to-be-copied/file-to-be-copied .

Don't forget the Dot (.) at the end of the last command.

Jay
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  • Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been [moved to chat](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/71732/discussion-on-answer-by-jay-how-to-make-a-folder-in-opt-and-paste-something). – Thomas Ward Jan 15 '18 at 17:33