How can I edit my httpd.conf file?

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Published on 2011-01-11T18:55:29Z Indexed on 2011/01/11 18:59 UTC
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I have xampp installed, and need to edit my httpd.conf file to add a virtual host block. If I right-click on the file in Nautilus and open with gedit, I can see all the content, but it's read-only.

If I try to open it via terminal, like this:

esther@estherLinuxSony:~$ sudo gedit opt/lampp/etc/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

It opens the root version of gedit, but there's no content in the file.

How can I edit this file?

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