I'm getting this error as well, but LibreOffice actually does start despite the error being displayed in the console.
But when I try to run 'ls -l' in konsole I get this error and no output from the command. Is there any workaround? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1159226 Title: LibreOffice error initializing month strings Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: LibreOffice simply doesn't launch. It looks like this bug is related to Ubuntu 13.04 greek locale problem (Invalid UTF-8) -- link: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1158750 This is how to re-produce: drpaneas@raring:~$ libreoffice ls: error initializing month strings /usr/bin/libreoffice: 49: cd: can't cd to lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 34 ���../lib/libreoffice/program /usr/bin/libreoffice: 156: exec: /usr/bin/oosplash: not found Unfortunately, I can't launch any instance of LibreOffice in Ubuntu 13.04 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: libreoffice (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-13.23-generic 3.8.3 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-13-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Mar 23 22:22:21 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-21 (2 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130320) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1159226/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

