vim: E212: Can't open file for writing (even when using sudo)

I'm trying to write to /usr/share/application/whatever.desktop and every time I try to save, using vim, I get the following error:

E212: Can't open file for writing

I get this error even using sudo.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

1 Answer

There's no such directory /usr/share/application/.

It is:

/usr/share/applications/

You are missing the final s.