If I try to use sudo kate to edit a system file, I get the message:
Executing Kate as root is not possible.
So how can I edit a system file?
I put up this question so that I could answer it myself. As far as I can tell, none of the suggestions involving gksudo have any advantage over the solution I proposed: just edit the file as a non-root user, save it when you're done, and provide the root password at that time.
I'm using Kubuntu 18.04 and I want to run the kate editor with root privileges sudo kate produces the message running kate as root is not possible. I think that's utterly silly. How can I bypass it?
Answer: just edit the file, even if it's a system file, using plain oldkate. You don't need root privileges to edit it; you only need root privileges to save it. When you save a system file, you'll be asked for the root password. Supply it and the save takes place. Easy!!
It's a rather simple problem, but I can't find the solution:
The menu bar in Kate (File, Edit, ...) has disappeared, and I tried looking up in the katerc file. How can I restore it?
I use Kubuntu LTS as my OS. How to use ctags in Kate?
I selected ctags in the plugin manager window, so that now, by right clicking on any word of my code few ctags options appear. Namely: "go to declaration", "go to definition", "look up". But choosing one of these options nothing happens.
I think I did something wrong in the configuration: what should I write in the "ctags database" and in the "index targets" boxes?
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I know that configuration files for color scheme for gedit and Kate aren't compatible. I wonder if someone already adapted Oblivion scheme for Kate.
Thanks