pluma editor open document on a new instance

Question

I am using ubuntu mate 20.04.
Whenever pluma is open and I want to edit another file it opens on a new tab on the already opened editor.
How can I force it to open on a new window instead?

Answer 1

Edit /usr/share/applications/pluma.desktop
and change Exec=pluma %U
to Exec=pluma %U --new-window

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