cd command not working properly, can't get to desktop

Question

I am really new to Linux and Ubuntu 12.04. Even though I already have the regular Firefox, I'm trying to install Firefox from Mozilla's site. Since I (at least think) that I can't install through a GUI, I'm trying to install through the terminal using this answer, however, every time I try to use the cd command, like, for example cd home/myusername/desktop , it returns with the phrase "No such file or directory."

What am I doing wrong?

davidbaumann · Answer 1 · 2014-01-30T00:32:34.843

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Linux is case sensitive.
The folder created by Ubuntu is named "Desktop", not "desktop".

Just type:

cd ~/Desktop

or

cd /ho[tab]myu[tab]De[tab]

(Just an example how to use tab for auto completion.)

edited Jan 30 '14 at 00:32

answered Jan 30 '14 at 00:13

davidbaumann

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I tried cd /homyuserDe. Same result. I tried "Desktop" instead of "desktop". Same error. – AnFa Jan 30 '14 at 00:15
Sorry, i was using characters used by html. Changed to [] now. – davidbaumann Jan 30 '14 at 00:33
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Also, see https://superuser.com/questions/271530/make-bashs-tab-completion-case-insensitive to make Tab-completion case-insensitive. – MKaama May 30 '17 at 16:48

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 30 '14 at 00:11

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you should mention the root directory :

cd /home/yourusername/Desktop

answered Jan 30 '14 at 00:11

nux

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But I wrote exactly that and still return me the same error. – AnFa Jan 30 '14 at 00:12
i corrected it try it now – nux Jan 30 '14 at 00:13
is it ok now mate ? – nux Jan 30 '14 at 00:14
No. It returns me the same message
EDIT Nevermind. I opened a new terminal and now it fixed. Thanks.
– AnFa Jan 30 '14 at 00:17
write the command you are using – nux Jan 30 '14 at 00:17
I was writing cd /home/fio/Desktop but nevermind. I opened a new terminal and now it works. Thanks. – AnFa Jan 30 '14 at 00:19

cd command not working properly, can't get to desktop

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