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Gonzoza
Asked: 2012-05-12 02:13:15 +0800 CST

Can't open any Libre Office docs in 12.04

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This error message pops up when opening a document in LibreOffice:

LibreOffice 3.5
Read-Error.
An unknown error has occurred.

I can, however, open a fresh new document. This is obviously not desirable behaviour.

EDIT: I tried opening a Calc doc which I used in my 11.04 installation (which is now 12.04). The documents are as they always were, in my Documents folder. Impress files seem to open fine. I've not yet tried a Writer file yet, as I don't use them too often.

What is the problem?

libreoffice

2 Answers

  1. I have the same problem. Run command as it explained above and i got this error message:

    krator@laptop:~/Documents$ libreoffice --writer myFile.odt 
[Java framework] Error in function createSettingsDocument (elements.cxx).
javaldx failed! 
Warning: failed to read path from javaldx
terminate called after throwing an instance of 'com::sun::star::uno::RuntimeException'
krator@laptop:~/Documents$

    Any fix for this issue?

    Ok, I found the answer to this issue. Here is solution:

    Fixing Java Framework Error

    You may get the following error when you try to run OpenOffice.

    [Java framework] Error in function createSettingsDocument (elements.cxx).
javaldx failed!

    If so, give yourself ownership of ~/.config/ like so:

    sudo chown -vR username:users ~/.config
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  2. Best Answer

    Run this command and your problem should be solved:

    sudo apt-get install libreoffice

    Bug reports to back this up can be found here, here, and here.

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