@NoOp: An alias is fine, unless you are using Alt-F2 to run the command. But don't set gksudo to 'gksudo gksudo', because only gedit has this problem. Rather set another name. I have created an executable file called ggedit in my path (~/bin), and it contains just one line:
gksudo gksudo gedit "${@}" -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/796076 Title: When run as root [gksudo gedit <whatever>] gedit tries to open a 2nd 'untitled document 1' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/796076/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs