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Netbeans 15 can't open firefox or node.js on Linux Mint 21 (Ubuntu 22). It all boils down that it cannot see some apps located in /bin If I go to Tools->General->Webrowser->Edit->Browse...

I cannot see firefox or node at the path /bin with the internal Netbeans file browser, while if I use the system file explorer they are shown normally.

So it seems that somehow Netbeans has no access to these applications? Strangely other apps like /bin/gpg or /bin/cp for example are shown correctly within the Netbeans file browser window (started with the browse button)

UPDATE:

It is working without problem on Netbeans 12 which I just have installed on the same system. So only Netbeans 15 has the problem.

UPDATE 2

Netbeans 15 was installed via flatpak and and I suppose that the flatpak rights management does restrict access to firefox.

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Flatpak's right management / sand-boxing does restrict access to Firefox and other apps like node. If I build Netbeans 15 from source, everything is working. Flatpak can be a real mess here. :(

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