How To Edit File As Root In Ubuntu Linux

Here is how to edit file as root in Ubuntu and how to open and edit a file in Linux terminal. Using nautilus admin, edit text file as root Ubuntu.

Ubuntu – run as administrator GUI option

Run the following commands in terminal to add “Open As Administrator” option to right menu in Ubuntu.

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt install nautilus-admin
nautilus -q

Once installed, you can easily open file/folders as root (super user privilege) in Nautilus file