KDE remote folder trouble - cant save a file to a remote folder

[ar_ciscor]

Greetings!
I'm having a trouble with my fresh install of Mx Linux 23 - KDE

I've two PCs:
- one as a file server (via SMB) and printing server. All ok, i can reach the files in the shared folders and print from all my local devices (celphone, tablet, windows pc, etc.)
- the other, my workstation, can access the remote files and folders in the server (via Dolphin remote places), but I' cant save directly to a remote folder, they don't show up in any file browser of any app when i do "save to" or "save as" (as well when I try "open file" from the app, no from dolphin)

Anyone has the similar trouble?
Here goes some screenshots for clarification.

Thanks.

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Spanish version:
Hola!
Estoy teniendo problemas con mi instalación reciente y nueva de Mx Linux 23 en su versión KDE.
Tengo dos PCs.:
- Una como servidor de archivos (via SMB) y también como servidor de impresión. Todo anda bien, puedo acceder a los archivos en las carpetas compartidas, e imprimir desde cualquier dispositivo de la red local (celular, tablet, pc con windows, etc.)
- En la otra, mi estación de trabajo, puedo acceder a los archivos y carpetas del servidor (via Dolphin en su parte de "Remotos"), pero no puedo guardar directamente en una carpeta remota, no aparecen en ningún visualizador de archivos de ninguna aplicación cuando hago "guardar en" o "guardar como" (como así tampoco puedo abrir archivos remotos desde "abrir archivo" si no es desde dolphin).

Alguien ha tenido un problema similar?
Aquí van unas capturas de pantalla para mayor claridad.

Muchas gracias.

[CharlesV]

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[ar_ciscor]

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-10-amd64 [6.1.38-2] arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-6.1.0-10-amd64 root=UUID=<filter> ro quiet splash
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.5 wm: kwin_x11 vt: 7 dm: SDDM Distro: MX-23_KDE_x64 Libretto July
    31 2023 base: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASRock model: H110M-HDV R3.0 serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI-[Legacy]: American Megatrends v: P7.50 date: 05/29/2018
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-6500T bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Skylake-S gen: core 6 level: v3
    note: check built: 2015 process: Intel 14nm family: 6 model-id: 0x5E (94) stepping: 3
    microcode: 0xF0
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 smt: <unsupported> cache: L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB
    L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/3100 scaling: driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave
    cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 bogomips: 19999
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Vulnerabilities:
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  Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion; VMX: conditional cache flushes, SMT disabled
  Type: mds mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
  Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
  Type: mmio_stale_data mitigation: Clear CPU buffers; SMT disabled
  Type: retbleed mitigation: IBRS
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
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  Type: srbds mitigation: Microcode
  Type: tsx_async_abort mitigation: TSX disabled
Graphics:
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  Monitor-2: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-1 pos: primary,right model: F2145M serial: <filter>
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  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics 530 (SKL GT2)
    direct-render: Yes
Audio:
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    v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a170 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-10-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active
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    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
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    pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8179
    class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: ASRock driver: r8169
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  IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:
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  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
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Swap:
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  ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 15.62 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/sda1
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Sensors:
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  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Repos:
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  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
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  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/slack.list
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Info:
  Processes: 249 Uptime: 1h 36m wakeups: 2 Memory: 7.46 GiB used: 2.54 GiB (34.1%) Init: SysVinit
  v: 3.06 runlevel: 5 default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12 Client: shell wrapper
  v: 5.2.15-release inxi: 3.3.26
Boot Mode: BIOS (legacy, CSM, MBR)

[ar_ciscor]

Well, I arrived to a partial solution.

In first place, from https://askubuntu.com/questions/1150404 ... ile-picker I tooked the "Permanent solution" way.

To make all apps launch with the environment variable set, create a KDE session environment variable (see KDE UserBase wiki for reference):

1. Make sure you have installed xdg-desktop-portal and xdg-desktop-portal-kde
2. Make sure the path $HOME/.config/plasma-workspace/env exists

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$ mkdir -p $HOME/.config/plasma-workspace/env

3. Create a new .sh file in the directory, with any name and the content export GTK_USE_PORTAL=1 KDE will execute any .sh script found in that directory on startup and maintain the environment variables set in them.

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$ echo "export GTK_USE_PORTAL=1" >> $HOME/.config/plasma-workspace/env/gtk_use_portal.sh

4. Reboot/Logout and login again[/i]

This solved the issue in a 80% of apps.

So, to achive a temporary solution for the other 20% of apps, needed to configure and run smb4k, for local folder mount an smb remote folder and then be able to access from any file picker / file chooser (gtk, qt, etc.).

Hope helps anyone in my situation.
=D

[CharlesV]

This is interesting. For me, smb4k does not work. I had tried it but not gotten any results.

So, its not that you cannot save, the issue is that you dont see the shared locations to save too?

I have a custom samba config, combined with a NAS maintaining master browser and then avahi as the link to tie it all together... but its not perfect and still needs a little work.

Glad you have found a solution!

[FullScale4Me]

I usually keep it very simple. The owner of the remote folder has the same login ID and password of the machine having the file copied from.