Public bug reported:
I installed Ubuntu Edgy, which includes OOo 2.0.4 running under Gnome 2.16.1. I
did not install any special language support, but the defualt -en packages were
there. I did install other software, but nothing that should affect either OOo
or language support.
Upon launching any OOo component (I tried with Writer and Calc), the
splash screen is shown briefly, but then closes again without launching
anything. It made no difference whether I directly launched the
applications or double-clicked on an associated document file. No crash
appears to occur, so I don't have a backtrace. The application just
doesn't launch after briefly showing the splash screen.
I downloaded a brand new version of the install package to replace the
one on the Ubuntu install disk, and reinstalled OOo using that. The
problem persisted.
I then uninstalled all language components.[1] This worked, and OOo
components now open without a hitch. I then reinstalled the very same
components using Ubuntu's gnome-language-selector, but the problem did
not reappear. It now works as intended.
However, had I not known to uninstall and reinstall the language
components from a friend who recalls this problem from earlier versions
of both Ubuntu and OpenOffice, I would probably have been stuck with
AbiWord and Gnumeric (or Google Docs) so if this is a common problem, it
would seem to be a serious bug that presents a barrier to adoption.
[1] Language packages uninstalled (and later reinstalled) were:
language-pack-en (1:6.10+20061019)
language-pack-en-base (1:6.10+20061019)
language-pack-gnome-en (1:6.10+20061019)
language-pack-gnome-en-base (1:6.10+20061019)
language-support-en (1:6.06+20060529)
I also reported this on the OpenOffice site, but the preliminary
suggestion there is that the bug is in the Ubuntu language-pack, not on
OpenOffice. Hope this rather vague info helps tracking down the problem.
It should (in theory) be replicable using a clean install of Edgy on an
i686 box.
** Affects: Ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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OOo fails to open without removing default language packs
https://launchpad.net/bugs/70571
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