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bill-lancaster
Asked: 2019-10-31 06:11:50 +0800 CST

Convert odt file to pdf from the command line using unoconv

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I've come across unoconv which should do the job but I get the following error:-

unoconv -f pdf /home/bill/GWL-letter.odt

unoconv: RuntimeException during import phase:
Office probably died. Unsupported URL </home/bill/GWL-letter.odt>: "from LoadEnv::initializeLoading"
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GWL-letter.odt opened in Office Writer and exported as pdf. No problems and the pdf file is good

: $ unoconv -f pdf /home/bill/GWL-letter.odt
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unoconv: RuntimeException during import phase:
Office probably died. Unsupported URL </home/bill/GWL-letter.odt>: "from LoadEnv::initializeLoading"
pdf

1 Answers

  1. Install libreoffice-writer if not already installed:

    sudo apt-get install libreoffice-writer

    Whether or not unoconv was installed with libreoffice, run it once so it can complete configuration.

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