Download fails silently after choosing location to download - fixed in Ubuntu by installing xdg-desktop-portal

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This solution worked for me as well.

Steps taken:

  1. run command in terminal window:
    sudo apt install xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
  2. reboot computer
  3. relaunch Brave
  4. click on the test (dummy) PDF link above
  5. verify that file downloads and also shows in the download history

THANK YOU!!!