[Bug 431972] Re: visudo uses vim

[Steve Langasek]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 280877 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/280877

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 280877
   visudo does not use sensible-editor

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Title:
  visudo uses vim

Status in “sudo” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: sudo

  at the moment visudo uses vim by default.
  if you are a vim user cast your mind back to when you first started using it (vim attemptees will know what i mean) , i dont think attempting to learn how to use vim while editing the sudoers file is perhaps the best way to learn.

  perhaps a more sensible default would be nano?

  its a fairly simple fix visudo uses /usr/bin/editor which in turn
  links to /etc/alternatives/editor which in turn (by default) links to
  vim.tiny

  i previously reported this in 100 paper cuts but they rejected it on
  the basis of the average user not using the terminal and so not being
  in their remit.

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