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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Show commands being executed
+set -x
+
+# Workarounds for common flatpak app issues
+# https://github.com/flathub/org.briarproject.Briar/issues/5
+flatpak override --user org.briarproject.Briar --filesystem=~/.briar:create
+flatpak override --user org.briarproject.Briar --filesystem=~/.java/.userPrefs/org/briarproject/briar:create
+
+# Hide commands being executed again
+set +x