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I have installed sublime text 3 using official website docs. I can launch it from searching and clicking on sublime icon as well as from terminal just by typing subl. But nothing is working when I type 

> sudo subl [some file name]

No error nothing is being displayed. How to resolve this? I have ubuntu 17.10

I am trying 

> gksudo subl ~/.bashrc 
Unable to copy user's Xauthrisation file
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  • This doesn't address your problem but is relevant nevertheless: You should always use `gksudo` or rather `kdesudo` to start graphical programs, `sudo` is just for the command line. – dessert Nov 01 '17 at 12:50
  • What does `which subl` show? Did you try `gksudo /full/path/to/subl`? – dessert Nov 01 '17 at 12:52
  • Sorry I didn't know it but it was working fine in earlier versions – Brij Raj Kishore Nov 01 '17 at 12:52
  • Now I am trying to run > gksudo subl ~./basrch I am getting this error Failed to run subl '/home/brij/.bashrc' as user root. Unable to copy the user's Xauthorization file. and also after giving the full path of sublime, same error is occuring – Brij Raj Kishore Nov 01 '17 at 12:55
  • If you want to add information relevant to the question, please always [edit](https://askubuntu.com/posts/971678/edit) your question and use the [formatting tools](https://askubuntu.com/help/formatting). – dessert Nov 01 '17 at 12:59
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    Are you running Xorg or Wayland? If Wayland, I think you are affected by the issue that is discussed and solved in the thread of this question, https://askubuntu.com/questions/961967/why-dont-gksu-gksudo-or-launching-a-graphical-application-with-sudo-work-with-w – sudodus Nov 01 '17 at 13:31
  • @sudodus I don't know. I have just freshly installed ubuntu 17.10 – Brij Raj Kishore Nov 01 '17 at 13:33
  • Run this command to check: `echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE`: It will reply `wayland` or `x11`. – sudodus Nov 01 '17 at 13:39
  • It is saying wayland. – Brij Raj Kishore Nov 01 '17 at 13:41
  • Then you can try to use the link in my first comment in order to solve your problem. There are several solutions and workarounds. I wrote one answer with two methods, a simple function and a more complicated shellscript + desktop file + icon file. Some of the other answers are similar and some answers are different. Use the method that works best for you. Good luck :-) – sudodus Nov 01 '17 at 13:42

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