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LibreOffice doesn't see printer -- SOLVED

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LMDE 5, LibreOffice Flatpak version 7.4.2.3. Network printer Brother MFC L2710DW.
When I try to print, LO only shows "generic printer" which of course doesn't work.
All my other apps have no problem printing, incl. Firefox, Text Editor, Evolution, etc. Only LO has this problem.
I will also post this to LO forum, but perhaps someone here has encountered this and fixed it?
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Re: LibreOffice doesn't see printer

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I don't know this positively but it might be related to LO flatpak not having enough permissions.
Flatseal can possibly help you with extra permissions

BTW, official deb packages of the latest version(s) of LibreOffice work perfectly for me on LMDE if you happen to use the flatpak just to get the latest version.
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Re: LibreOffice doesn't see printer

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Thank you!
That fixed it. There is a switch in Flatseal for the printing system, and it was off.
Incidentally, I already had Flatseal installed, but it simply didn't occur to me to try it. I won't make that mistake again!
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