https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169668
Bug ID: 169668
Summary: LibreOffice Flatpak crashes immediately on Steam Deck
when opening; fails to load with missing libraries
(libxml2.so.16, libicuuc.so.77) and ignores
environment overrides.
Product: LibreOffice
Version: 25.8.3.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64)
OS: Linux (All)
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: medium
Component: Writer
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Description:
Launching LibreOffice installed via Flatpak on Steam Deck causes an immediate
crash. The loading screen appears briefly and then the application closes.
Attempts to run in safe mode or with environment overrides (e.g.,
SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen, QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb) do not prevent the crash.
Error messages observed include missing GTK modules:
Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Failed to load module "colorreload-gtk-module"
Failed to load module "window-decorations-gtk-module"
Attempts to override the runtime or force using older Freedesktop/KDE runtimes
result in additional missing library errors:
/app/libreoffice/program/javaldx: error while loading shared libraries:
libxml2.so.16: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
/app/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin: error while loading shared libraries:
libicuuc.so.77: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Steps to Reproduce:
1.flatpak install flathub org.libreoffice.LibreOffice
2.flatpak run org.libreoffice.LibreOffice
3.Observe immediate crash after splash screen.
Actual Results:
Splash screen opens then closes immediately.
GTK warnings printed:
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "colorreload-gtk-module"
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "window-decorations-gtk-module"
Running with --safe-mode or SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen has no effect.
Using --runtime=org.freedesktop.Platform//23.08 triggers missing libraries:
libxml2.so.16, libicuuc.so.77.
Expected Results:
LibreOffice should start normally and display the main window.
Reproducible: Always
User Profile Reset: Yes
Additional Info:
Tested after clearing Flatpak config (rm -rf
~/.var/app/org.libreoffice.LibreOffice/config/libreoffice).
Issue appears specific to Flatpak on SteamOS / Arch-based systems.
Attempts to override runtime (flatpak override --user --runtime=…) failed due
to unknown options.
Clearing the LibreOffice Flatpak config directory did not resolve the crash.
I have already reset the user profile and tested launching in Safe Mode. The
crash persists, so this is not caused by a corrupted profile.
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