I haven't upgraded to Focal yet, but it's still an open issue upstream: https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/5237
May 20, 2020 5:49 AM, "Sebastien Bacher" <seb...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > Is that still an issue in focal? > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813679 > > Title: > vim-gtk can no longer save to non-group-writable files in GVFS SFTP > mounts in 18.04 > > Status in gvfs package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > Status in vim package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > In Ubuntu 16.04, with gvim 7.4.1689, I can open files over GVFS SSH > mounts (by going to `ssh://wherever` in the address bar in the file > browser and double-clicking on the file), edit them, and save them. > > In Ubuntu 18.04, when I install `vim-gtk` and try to do the same > thing, I can open the files just fine, but when I try to save them I > get a message that Vim "Can't open file for writing". > > If I check out the Vim source tree and build and install vim > v7.4.1689, which is what Xenial is shipping now, and use *that* gvim > on Ubuntu 18.04, I can save over SSH mounts. I can also save fine from > gedit. > > Something is wrong with the gvim shipping with 18.04. > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 > Package: vim-gtk (not installed) > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-44.47-generic 4.15.18 > Uname: Linux 4.15.0-44-generic x86_64 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia > ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 > Architecture: amd64 > CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME > Date: Mon Jan 28 15:55:56 2019 > ProcEnviron: > TERM=xterm-256color > PATH=(custom, no user) > XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> > LANG=en_US.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: vim > UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1813679/+subscriptions -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1813679 Title: vim-gtk can no longer save to non-group-writable files in GVFS SFTP mounts in 18.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gvfs/+bug/1813679/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs