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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by ReptileMan on Saturday January 10, 2026 @04:01PM (#46569894)
>Linux is one of the last strong defenses for the idea that people should control the computers they own.

Please run Kate/Kwrite as root and then we will talk on the topic. Or pipe password to ssh

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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by jamblewamble on Saturday January 10, 2026 @04:28PM (#46570094)
You dont have to use that software. Who even would? You're an adult, presumably, so use vim.
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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by messe on Saturday January 10, 2026 @07:29PM (#46571471)
ed is the standard text editor.
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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by zufallsheld on Saturday January 10, 2026 @04:30PM (#46570118)
That's the good thing with open source. You can theoretically fork it and remove what prevents you from using Kate as root.
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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by ReptileMan on Saturday January 10, 2026 @04:44PM (#46570220)
Sure. But the malaise of smug people taking decisions that are outside of the scope of the software is creeping into linux too. It is up to me decide what is secure, not them.
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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by tom_ on Saturday January 10, 2026 @05:00PM (#46570338)
It's smug people telling other people what to do all the way down!
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Re:I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great by CAP_NET_ADMIN on Saturday January 10, 2026 @06:23PM (#46571003)
Kate/Kwrite will ask to escalate to root if permissions are not sufficient. If it's not available to you, that's because your distro patched it out.

For ssh - sshpass.

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