I had this issue but finally fixed it by installing the: openoffice.org-java-common
package. Here are the openoffice packages I had to install (this is on an ec2 instance running etch with all the openoffice.org packages from backports and unoconv installed directly from the 0.3.5 deb file) ~ # dpkg -l | grep openoffice ii openoffice.org-base-core 2.4.1-12~bpo40+1 OpenOffice.org office suite -- libdba ii openoffice.org-common 2.4.1-12~bpo40+1 OpenOffice.org office suite architecture independent files ii openoffice.org-core 2.4.1-12~bpo40+1 OpenOffice.org office suite architecture dependent files ii openoffice.org-headless 2.4.1-12~bpo40+1 Headless VCL plugin for OpenOffice.org ii openoffice.org-java-common 2.4.1-12~bpo40+1 OpenOffice.org office suite Java support arch. independent files ii openoffice.org-style-andromeda 2.4.1-12~bpo40+1 Default symbol style for OpenOffice.org ii openoffice.org-writer 2.4.1-12~bpo40+1 OpenOffice.org office suite - word processor -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org