[okular] [Bug 509470] New: Can't open pdf file from SFTP

Villemur Clément bugzilla_noreply at kde.org
Sat Sep 13 22:53:58 BST 2025


https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=509470

            Bug ID: 509470
           Summary: Can't open pdf file from SFTP
    Classification: Applications
           Product: okular
      Version First unspecified
       Reported In:
          Platform: Flatpak
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: okular-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: villemurclement at gmail.com
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Connect to a sftp share in dolphin
2. Open pdf file in Okular Flatpak
3. Error Unknown "sftp" protocol

OBSERVED RESULT

Impossible d'ouvrir «
sftp://maledict@192.168.1.30/home/maledict/Drive/Cours/Licence/Info3/SR1/Cours/01-Intro-SE-Unix-C.pdf
». Raison : Impossible de créer un module d'entrée / sortie. Protocole « sftp »
inconnu.
Translation : 
Unable to open
"sftp://maledict@192.168.1.30/home/maledict/Drive/Cours/Licence/Info3/SR1/Cours/01-Intro-SE-Unix-C.pdf".
Reason: Unable to create an input/output module. Unknown protocol "sftp".

EXPECTED RESULT
File should open, just like on the native Okular package. 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 42
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.17.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.16.5-200.fc42.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 5600 6-Core Processor
Memory: 32 Gio of RAM (31.2 Gio usable)
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This error only happens on the flathub version, the one from fedora flatpak has
a different error. 
Using Okular as a system package works fine.

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