** Description changed: The snap version of gedit prevents viewing and editing files outside a strictly limited set of folders. For example, it cannot change files in standard folders ~/bin, ~/.local, ~/.config, ~/.ssh, or standard files such as ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile. Even "sudo -H gedit /etc/fstab" doesn't work. Using sudoedit doesn't work, as access to /var/tmp is rejected. - EDIT: ~/bin is now available to gedit. + EDIT: ~/bin is now available to gedit. EDIT: Nope, not any more. As there is a bug in the non-snap versions [1], the snap version is important, but sadly it is unusable for a certain number of cases. I understand that the only solution is to make gedit available in classic confinement. Please would you do this. Thank you [1] https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/issues/361
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1897562 Title: gedit snap fails to save or open files in miscellaneous directories including dot-folders, ~/bin, and system folders. Status in gedit package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: The snap version of gedit prevents viewing and editing files outside a strictly limited set of folders. For example, it cannot change files in standard folders ~/bin, ~/.local, ~/.config, ~/.ssh, or standard files such as ~/.bashrc or ~/.profile. Even "sudo -H gedit /etc/fstab" doesn't work. Using sudoedit doesn't work, as access to /var/tmp is rejected. EDIT: ~/bin is now available to gedit. EDIT: Nope, not any more. As there is a bug in the non-snap versions [1], the snap version is important, but sadly it is unusable for a certain number of cases. I understand that the only solution is to make gedit available in classic confinement. Please would you do this. Thank you [1] https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gedit/-/issues/361 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1897562/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp