Honestly, from your description, it sounds like a file permissions issue.

Do an 'ls -l' on the file and see who it belongs to.

Output should look something like this:
-rw-r--r--  1 gandalf gandalf       1359 Jul 29 21:18  slack

If your username isn't shown in the first owner's field, change
ownership to you using the 'chown' command.

Hopefully you can make some progress with this.


On 9/22/19 1:28 AM, Jeff Smith wrote:
> Hello There,
> 
> Running Ubuntu 19.04 I wanted to install an alternative simple text file 
> editor. Using the "Ubuntu Software" app I chose two text file editors to 
> install. Gedit v3.32.0 and Notepad3. Both seemed to install fine. Upon trying

> to open a text file in Gedit I am told "You do not have permissions necessary

> to open the file." Even  though I created the file and have full read/write 
> permissions for  the file. The same response is given regardless of what 
> existing  text file is opened with Gedit. The original/default text file
editor 
> opened the same text file(s) fine. 
> 
> Now... If that wasn't odd enough I also installed Notepad3 using  the same 
> "Ubuntu Software" app. Upon trying to open the same text file I am presented 
> with the error:
>  "Error loading z:\home\jeffs\Documents\rules.txt Access Denied".
> Looks like Notepad3 thinks it's a Windows app. Notepad3 opens up fine but it 
> can't open files presumably because it is expecting a Windows filesystem. If 
> that is the case then why is it being  offered as a Linux editor via the 
> "Ubuntu Software" app?
> 
> Jeff
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