I am trying to edit files over SSH (SFTP) and whenever I try to open the file, I get the error below. Could not start process Unable to create io-slave: klauncher said: Unknown protocol 'sftp'. SFTP worked perfectly fine on the earlier version of Kate. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Open Dolphin and navigate to an SSH remote folder 2. Right click the file, choose Open With -> Kate 3. The error message appears Actual Results: Could not start process Unable to create io-slave: klauncher said: Unknown protocol 'sftp'. Expected Results: The file should be opened for editing.
This issue was resolved after installing kio-extras.
Fixed in arch linux packages. https://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/commit/trunk?h=packages/kate&id=605876ef402d2676bd4275cdcdd52423438d3477