This might be similar to the Virtualbox/gedit fails to save bug
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/341725) which I
suspect is caused by glib and the way it saves to a temporary file, then
renames without closing the file. The bug has been recorded as:
I suspect this is caused by glib and the way it saves to a temporary
file, then renames without closing the file. The bug has been recorded
as: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=656225
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #656225
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=656225
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