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I thank you your kind attention and interest on helping me with this issue. Nevertheless, I couldn’t find the files referred to libreoffice-java-common at the place you mentioned: `/home/~/.var/org.libreoffice.LibreOffice/` …? But your remarks referred to how unusual are the " `/app` prefix" Flatpak uses for the files, and how about LibreOffice itself seems to break loose on using of prefix conventions, which could be eventually another trouble… Or, further, in case WritingTool extension uses some hard path, expecting the files under `/usr`, be the real culprit. I will try to discuss these findings with the developers of the extension, as per your suggestion. And I’ll try to add this discussion into LibreOffice bugtracker as well. Thank you!

I thank you your kind attention and interest on helping me with this issue. Nevertheless, I couldn’t find the files referred to libreoffice-java-common at the place you mentioned: `/home/~/.var/org.libreoffice.LibreOffice/` …? But your remarks referred to how unusual are the " `/app` prefix" Flatpak uses for the files, and how about LibreOffice itself seems to break loose on using of prefix conventions, which could be eventually another trouble… Or, further, in case WritingTool extension uses some hard path, expecting the files under `/usr`, be the real culprit. I will try to discuss these findings with the developers of the extension, as per your suggestion. And I’ll try to add this discussion into LibreOffice bugtracker as well. Thank you!

I have installed the latest version of LibreOffice through Flatpak, and the newest version of a LibreOffice extension, WritingTool (meant as an offline grammar and orthographic checker, instead of using LanguageTool online feature), which requires Java RE enabled. Although with WritingTool extension active and the buttons appearing in the toolbar and the file bar, clicking on any buttons do nothing. The dependency of Java active seems to make the extension slow to respond, and prone to crashes… My LibreOffice install specifications are: Version: 25.2.2.2 (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: 7370d4be9e3cf6031a51beef54ff3bda878e3fac CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 6.12; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3 Locale: pt-BR (pt_BR.UTF-8); UI: pt-BR **Flatpak** Calc: threaded I have the package ‘libreoffice-java-common’ installed from the repositories of my Linux distro (MX Linux 23.6), but apparently LibreOffice Flatpak install doesn’t ‘recognise’ it… And, unfortunately, libreoffice-java-common isn’t available at Flatpak repositories (neither flathub nor flathub-verified …) Supposing that, in my case, the trouble is due to absence / non-recognition of package libreoffice-java-common, _**how to add a symbolic link in flatpak to an external package?**_ … A quick search with Google returned this:> > To create a symbolic link to an external package within a Flatpak, you’ll primarily use the `ln -s` command, similar to how you would on a standard Linux system. This creates a symbolic link (a pointer) from within the Flatpak’s environment to a file or directory located on the host system outside the Flatpak. > > Steps: > > 1. **1.** **Identify the External Package:** > > > Determine the exact path of the file or directory you want to link to from the host system. > > * **2.** **Determine the Target Path Inside the Flatpak:** > > > Decide where you want the symbolic link to be created within the Flatpak’s file system. This might be within the app’s config directory, or another location accessible to the app. > > * **3.** **Create the Symbolic Link:** > > > Use the `ln -s` command from inside the Flatpak’s environment to create the link. The command syntax is: `ln -s <path_to_external_file> <path_to_symlink_in_flatpak>`. > > Example: > > Let’s say you want to symlink a configuration file located at `~/my_configs/app_config.ini` on your host system to a Flatpak application that expects this config file in its `~/.var/app/com.example.app/config/` directory. > > 1. **External Package:** `~/my_configs/app_config.ini` > 2. **Target Path (Inside Flatpak):** `~/.var/app/com.example.app/config/` > > > The command to create the symlink would be (from within a Flatpak terminal, or using `flatpak run --filesystem=host com.example.app --command=bash`): > > `ln -s ~/my_configs/app_config.ini ~/.var/app/com.example.app/config/app_config.ini` > > Important Considerations: > > * **Permissions:** > > > Ensure the Flatpak application has the necessary permissions to access the external file or directory, especially if it’s outside your home directory. This might require using `flatseal` or other tools to configure the Flatpak’s permissions. > > * **Flatpak Sandboxing:** > > > Flatpak sandboxing can restrict access to certain parts of the host file system. If the external file is in a directory not explicitly allowed in the Flatpak’s configuration, the symlink might not function as expected. > > * **File Systems:** > > > Symbolic links can span different file systems. However, Flatpak sandboxing can limit the visibility of certain file systems. > > * **Persistence:** > > > If you want the symbolic link to persist across Flatpak updates or reboots, make sure it’s created in a location that is not cleared on updates or reboots. For example, `/var/lib/flatpak` is a good place for persistent symlinks. > > * **Testing:** > > > Verify that the symbolic link is working correctly by accessing the linked file or directory from within the Flatpak application. > > In summary, creating a symbolic link to an external package within a Flatpak is a straightforward process, but you need to be aware of Flatpak’s sandboxing and permission mechanisms to ensure it functions correctly. In short, I’d like to assure the aforementioned procedures suffice to make the Java dependent extension works correctly within Flatpak’s LibreOffice… Thanks in advance!

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