How do I move files into /usr/ directories

Hi, fed up of the messenger they give you with Linux because it doesn't do basic stuff for messenger like show your friends personnel messages, doesn't allow you to send messages to people off line, and doesn't display messages you received while off line, I installed with the Add/remove a load of other alternatives and eventually I came to one which had everything I wanted. But there is just one problem which irritates me, it so ugly, the text is really bad and large and it just doesn't look nice, but YAY you can download skins.....but that's my problem.

Whenever I download the skins I cant put them in the skins folder your required to because I get the message saying failure, you don't have the right permission. Anyone know how I can move the folder I extracted to the Skins folder.

The folder I extracted is in atm: /Documents/BlackCarbon

I want to extract it to: /usr/share/amsn/skins

Help please...

 

you have to be root to put them in that directory,
so you got the choice of either change from user to root and then put them there,
or just put them in /home/your_username_here/.amsn/skins
i would just put them in your home directory if i where you.
i only log on the root account for systemwide updates/modifications

 

Open up a terminal and type

Code:

sudo thunar /usr/share/amsn/skins/

and press enter. Then open up another terminal and type

Code:

sudo thunar Documents/BlackCarbon/

and press enter.

This will bring up your two wanted folders. Both will be run as root user. Now simply drag and drop the contents and done!

 

Thank you so much for the terminal method, now I can enjoy my new messenger, thank you very much!