The issue is fixed in the current gedit version and in Ubuntu 16.10, it might be worth a SRU to 16.04 though
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #734068 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=734068 ** Also affects: gedit via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=734068 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: gedit (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- 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/1562486 Title: Gedit fails to close after saving a file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gedit/+bug/1562486/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs