Your message dated Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:44:34 +0000
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and subject line Bug#1139690: Removed package(s) from unstable
has caused the Debian Bug report #1143523,
regarding unoconv: Doesn't work with LibreOffice 26.2 because of a change in
pyuno API
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: unoconv
Version: 0.9.0-0sero1
Severity: important
Dear Maintainer,
pyuno in LibreOffice 26.2 has removed unohelper.absolutize in favor of
uno.absolutize to avoid duplication.
https://opengrok.libreoffice.org/history/core/pyuno/source/module/unohelper.py
unoconv makes use of unohelper.absolutize, which leads to a crash with
File "/usr/bin/unoconv", line 1003, in convert
inputurl = unohelper.absolutize(self.cwd,
unohelper.systemPathToFileUrl(inputfn))
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
AttributeError: module 'unohelper' has no attribute 'absolutize'
This bug is also discussed here:
https://ask.libreoffice.org/t/is-this-unoconv-issue-a-regression-in-libreoffice/131807
Patch against unoconv 0.9.0 (not currently in Debian):
Description: Use uno.absolutize instead of unohelper.absolutize
pyuno in LibreOffice 26.2 dropped unohelp.absolutize in favor of uno.absolutize
to avoid duplication.
Author: Sergey Romanov <[email protected]>
Forwarded: not-needed
Last-Update: 2026-08-03
---
This patch header follows DEP-3: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep3/
--- a/unoconv
+++ b/unoconv
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@
inputurl = 'private:stream'
else:
if os.path.exists(inputfn):
- inputurl = unohelper.absolutize(self.cwd,
unohelper.systemPathToFileUrl(inputfn))
+ inputurl = uno.absolutize(self.cwd,
unohelper.systemPathToFileUrl(inputfn))
else:
inputurl = inputfn
document = self.desktop.loadComponentFromURL( inputurl , "_blank",
0, inputprops )
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@
if os.path.exists(op.template):
info(1, "Template file: %s" % op.template)
templateprops = UnoProps(OverwriteStyles=True)
- templateurl = unohelper.absolutize(self.cwd,
unohelper.systemPathToFileUrl(op.template))
+ templateurl = uno.absolutize(self.cwd,
unohelper.systemPathToFileUrl(op.template))
document.StyleFamilies.loadStylesFromURL(templateurl,
templateprops)
else:
print('unoconv: template file `%s\' does not exist.' %
op.template, file=sys.stderr)
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@
else:
outputfn = realpath(inbase + os.extsep +
outputfmt.extension)
- outputurl = unohelper.absolutize( self.cwd,
unohelper.systemPathToFileUrl(outputfn) )
+ outputurl = uno.absolutize( self.cwd,
unohelper.systemPathToFileUrl(outputfn) )
info(1, "Output file: %s" % outputurl)
I've uploaded patched unoconv 0.9.0 source Debian package I'm currently using
here:
https://app.box.com/s/r34cbeunbnr3b9he71x0ogjbj9xb3isv
That version includes diverse changes apart from this patch, see
debian/changelog there.
BTW, unoconv is deprecated upstream in favor of unoserver:
https://github.com/unoconv/unoconv/commit/36f1435e8becf29e94b21e90339c32238ccb090b
I've made a preliminary package of unoserver as well. It can be found here:
https://app.box.com/s/mlmgk0w3wl7rxwfb8hn59kcfzym2u75f
However, unoserver doesn't provide all the features of unoconv as of yet.
Besides, they are quite different.
HTH,
Sergey Romanov
-- System Information:
Ubuntu Release: resolute
APT prefers resolute-updates
APT policy: (500, 'resolute-updates'), (500, 'resolute-security'), (500,
'resolute')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386
Kernel: Linux 7.0.0-28-generic (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages unoconv depends on:
ii python3 3.14.3-0ubuntu2
ii python3-looseversion 1.3.0-4
ii python3-uno 4:26.2.4.2-0ubuntu0.26.04.2
Versions of packages unoconv recommends:
ii libreoffice-calc 4:26.2.4.2-0ubuntu0.26.04.2
pn libreoffice-draw <none>
pn libreoffice-impress <none>
ii libreoffice-writer 4:26.2.4.2-0ubuntu0.26.04.2
unoconv suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
-- debsums errors found:
debsums: changed file /usr/bin/unoconv (from unoconv package)
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Version: 0.7-2.1+rm
Dear submitter,
as the package unoconv has just been removed from the Debian archive
unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports. We are sorry
that we couldn't deal with your issue properly.
For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/1139690
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