Public bug reported:
I tried to open an `.odp` file, but got mysterious errors that did not
identify the problem. Examples are "Error: source file could not be
loaded" (from command line) and "General input/output error" from
LibreOffice.
The source of the problem was that I did not have libreoffice-impress
installed. Once I did that, all works as expected.
This should result in a better error message; the current ones are
simply wrong. There is no issue about file access or readability or
permissions, it's just that a necessary component isn't available.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 25.10
Package: libreoffice-common 4:25.8.5-0ubuntu0.25.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.17.0-14.14-generic 6.17.9
Uname: Linux 6.17.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.33.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Mar 14 16:21:43 2026
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-06-08 (644 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS "Noble Numbat" - Release amd64 (20240424)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/bin/zsh
TERM=screen-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: libreoffice
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to questing on 2025-10-18 (147 days ago)
** Affects: libreoffice (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug questing wayland-session
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Title:
--headless --convert-to gives misleading "source file could not be
loaded" when the format-specific component (e.g. libreoffice-impress
for ODP) is not installed
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