If I open a text file that needs root privileges to modify, I get this error:
Failed to save 'this_file': Insufficient permissions. Select 'Retry as Sudo' to retry as superuser.
That’s fine, that’s expected.
But when I click on “Retry as Sudo”, I get this error:
Failed to save 'this_file': Unable to find pkexec or kdesudo.
This happens though pkexec is installed on my machine, at /usr/bin/pkexec; and I granted VSCodium access to it through Flatseal. How do I fix this?
I think you need a polkit authentication agent installed and running to prompt you for your password.
Alternatively you can
sudo codium path/to/file(assuming you have aliased codium to use your flatpak)