Cannot open gedit using sudo in Ubuntu 16

Question

Command used:

sudo gedit /var/www/html/testphp.php
Failed to register: Timeout was reached

I had the same problem. The command "killall gedit" fixed it! — fredq, Oct 30 '18 at 21:44
NOT A DUPLICATE: The indicated duplicate does not report the same error. Nor does it have the same solution. — Brent Bradburn, Jan 29 '19 at 15:15

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 14 '17 at 09:13

This is a know and confirmed bug. Gedit is stuck in an unterminated state. Rebooting your computer will remove the terminated state and it should work again.

To avoid having to reboot you can run a standalone instance with the -s argument:

 $ sudo gedit -s /var/www/html/testphp.php

To avoid rebooting and continue working in your current session you can install and alternate text editor such as kate or geany.

$ sudo apt install [kate or geany]

Replace the bracket entry with one of the alternate editors. Then run the editor from the Ubuntu Dash Search.

Cannot open gedit using sudo in Ubuntu 16

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