How to move folder in /usr/share/themes

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I want to put a folder on /usr/share/themes but it says permission denied. How can i paste a folder on this location?

note that in order to add themes, you do not necessarily need to use the protected location, but instead use ~/.local/share/themes (the same logic for icons in ~/.local/share/icons and application launchers in ~/.local/share/applications) — user170, Commented Jan 9, 2017 at 10:10

lemonslice · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-08 17:22:56Z

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You can right-click on the Files icon in the dock and select New Window As Administrator from the menu. Once the window has opened you can paste your folder there.
Or you can do it in a terminal with sudo as well:
```
sudo mv original_folder /usr/share/themes
```

answered Jan 8, 2017 at 8:50

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