This Linux tutorial will show you how you can remove directories and folders from Ubuntu using a GUI menu and Command Line application.

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Introduction
Linux based operating system such as Ubuntu work usually very fast as compared to windows. The reason behind its efficiency is that it uses very less amount of disk space. Simple commands like renaming a file or removing directories in linux can be done via the terminal, a command line application in Linux.
Follow this step by step guide to learn how to remove directory in linux.

Step 1 -- Removing in GUI Mode
To get started on how to remove directory in Linux, first we will look how its done in the GUI mode. Over here, you can simply right click on the directory and select the "Move to Trash" option from the menu to delete it. This will remove your selected directory and move it in to the Trash can. Pretty much as it is done in windows based platforms.

Step 2 -- Opening up the Terminal
In the next step, we will remove a directory from the command line. For that, first we have to open up the "Terminal" application. Search for the terminal application in the search bar and click on its icon to open the program.

Step 3 -- Removing file via command line
Now in the terminal window, type in "rm --r along with the directory name".
Here, lets remove the files directory. Once done, notice that the directory named "Files" has been removed.