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Updated Linux faq with Steam flatpak permissions
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britzl committed Jun 27, 2024
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$ apt-get install libopenal-dev
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#### Q: Why does the top menu close before I can select something?
#### Q: Why does the top menu close before I can select something?

A: This is likely caused by the window manager used (for instance Qtile or i3). This is a [known issue in JavaFX](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8251240?focusedCommentId=14362084&page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels%3Acomment-tabpanel#comment-14362084) and it can either be solved by setting the `GDK_DISPLAY` environment variable to 1:¨

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vmargs = -Djdk.gtk.version=2,-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8,...
```


#### Q: Why am I not able to browse all available file locations when I select Open From Disk?

A: If you are running Defold from [Steam using Flatpak](https://flathub.org/apps/com.valvesoftware.Steam) you need to give Steam permission to access your other drives. You can modify the permissions of your Flatpak applications using [Flatseal](https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.tchx84.Flatseal) or similar tool.

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