How do I remove a system file .fonts?

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I copied the .fonts from home /.fonts directory to the documents directory.
Now I want to delete the entire .fonts directory to the trash.
Runs sudo nautilus unfortunately I can’t see the .fonts directory in home /documents to delete it. picture # 1

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You don’t need root or sudo. They are just hidden.

Either enable viewing of hidden files or use the command line

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press ctrl+h in your file manager, then hidden files (e.g. .font) become visible.

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As a side note: not a recommended practice to run a GUI app as root. See:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Running_GUI_applications_as_root

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I tried ctrl + h before and also the .fonts directory is invisible (in sudo nautilus mode)

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i don’t use nautilus, but i did some research and it was recommended on a few pages. i use pcmanfm-qt and there it is also ctrl+h. then you can look in the settings of your file manager and make hidden files visible.

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Thank you for your help. Removed from the command line without any problem.

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