Sometimes, a somewhat obscure Linux distribution might be just what you're looking for. Is either CachyOS or Nobara the one?
Sudo lets you run any terminal command as another user — hence "substitute user" — but the default and most common use for it ...
For Linux and MacOS, Fresh is the best of both worlds - a terminal text editor with GUI-like options. I'm all for it.
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