Facing the same issue. According to <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi- bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=717423> this has been fixed in fontconfig=2.11.0-2
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #717423 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=717423 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to fontconfig in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1164083 Title: libreoffice spams stdout with "Fontconfig warning: ignoring C.UTF-8: not a valid language tag" Status in “fontconfig” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: when libreoffice is started from the shell command line, it spams the terminal window with a stream of messages "Fontconfig warning: ignoring C.UTF-8: not a valid language tag" This message should be reported at most once per libreoffice invocation. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: fontconfig 2.10.1-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-26.42-generic 3.5.7.6 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-26-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Apr 3 14:22:46 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-11-01 (519 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: fontconfig UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2013-03-21 (12 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/+bug/1164083/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp