I have ubuntu 12.04. I want to change permissions on all folders and files at the same time so that anyone can modify or remove them.
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If you are talking about your home folder or any shared folder then you can chmod -R 777 /Your/folder/path/. If you just want to make the files read and write enabled then I would set the permissions to 766 instead.
This said, for this to work, your partition entry in the fstab file must permit read/write and execute permissions.
First important point you do not want to change the permissions on all files and folders: changing the permissions on some files can break your system.
Command Line Way
So lets assume instead you want to change the the permissions in all the files in a particular folder and its sub-folders.
I have a folder in my home directory which does not give any access to "others"; this contains a sub-folder sub which also does not give any access to others.
If I now want to give "others" read access I make sure I am in the correct directory and enter
chmod -R o+r *As you can see the permissions are changed
If you only want to do this in the current directory omit -R from the command.
If you want to do this in a directory you don't own you will need to prefix the command with sudo
GUI way
If the files are owned by you run the file manager if not press ALT+F2
Type gksu nautilus and enter your password when requested.
Hold down the SHIFT key or CTRL key to select the files you want: SHIFT selects all the files in a range CTRL selects one file at a time. Now right click and select properties; in the window that opens you can select the permissions tab and you can set the permissions from there.
