I broke Open Office really badly

Open Office will not SAVE or PRINT.
When I try to open I get this box:

ASCII Filter Options
<chalcedony> Properties
<chalcedony> Character set Unicode (UTF-8)
<chalcedony> Default fonts Times New Roman
<chalcedony> Language English (USA)
I clicked yes.
It opens. .. but won't ever finish finding the file to save it.
And it won't print!

Error: Not connected?
Printer 'HP_L770' may not be
connected.

(It can print plain text, from mutt mail though.)



I had been trying to fix this error, Since my upgrade to Hardy 
Heron Ubuntu 8.4.

I have been getting an error each time I opened an Open Office 
writer Document. (I had not opened other types.)

Error: loading BASIC of document 
file:///usr/lib/openoffice/share/basic/WebWizards/script.xlb/: General Error   
General input/output error [OK]

People asked me if I had two processors, but this
turned out to be two copies of Open Office:
 ls -lh ~/.o*
/home/llhull/.openoffice:
total 4.0K
drwxr-xr-x 5 llhull llhull 4.0K 2005-12-29 11:48 1.1.2

/home/llhull/.openoffice.org2:
total 4.0K
drwxr-xr-x 17 llhull llhull 4.0K 2008-05-21 13:47 user

I tried using:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/bug/+205322


I upgraded from Feisty to Gutsy, to Hardy. I have been using OO 
for several years, from debian to Feisty.

Whatever I did must have removed the 1st one, 1.1.2.
I now have:
 ls -lh ~/.o*
/home/llhull/.openoffice.org2:
total 4.0K
drwxr-xr-x 17 llhull llhull 4.0K 2008-06-24 09:38 user

It won't save or print.
Is removing and reloading OO the answer?

What command(s) would you recommend?

Because I got Open Office LONG ago, I think there are
several errors in my copy. Would removing ALL of Open
Office allow me to fix some of these things that have
been a problem?

What command(s) do I need to use to COMPLETELY remove
and replace with a version of OO that has normal English
fonts in the drop down?

Mine has things like aakar, Aksharyogini, AlArabiya, Al
Battar, AlHor, AlManzomah, AlMateen, AlMohanad, AlMothnna, 
AlYarmook, Andale Mono, etc. right down to UnBatang, 
UnDotum, Verdanee, and Waree. 

It only has a FEW English fonts, like Times New Roman and
Bitstream Charter. I've been trying to make-do for years.


Linda



Below is an IRC log of me *trying* to fix the first
error, with the help of a Friend:

Jun 22 20:00:00 <chalcedony>    ~$ sudo echo .openof*
Jun 22 20:00:00 <chalcedony>    .openof*
Jun 22 20:00:00 <chalcedony>    ~$
Jun 22 20:00:39 Friend so try now
Jun 22 20:01:03 Friend openoffice
Jun 22 20:01:55 <chalcedony>    ~$ openoffice
Jun 22 20:01:55 <chalcedony>    ~$
Jun 22 20:01:59 <chalcedony>    it opened one
Jun 22 20:03:19 Friend an error?
Jun 22 20:03:55 <chalcedony>    a large unnamed window
Jun 22 20:04:11 <chalcedony>    it says OpenOffice.org
Jun 22 20:05:50 Friend what ver of openoffice are you running?
Jun 22 20:07:06 <chalcedony>    laughing hard.. same errror opening help to 
find the version
Jun 22 20:07:30 <chalcedony>    2.4.1
Jun 22 20:08:37 <chalcedony>    openofficeorg-care 1:2.4.1-lubuntu 1 Fri Jun 13 
14:46:42 UTC 2008
Jun 22 20:14:26 Friend apt-get --purge remove openoffice
Jun 22 20:14:32 Friend apt-get install openoffice
Jun 22 20:14:44 Friend wait
Jun 22 20:14:52 Friend apt-get --purge remove openoffice
Jun 22 20:14:53 <chalcedony>      The current version is 2.4.1, which you can 
get from
Jun 22 20:14:53 <chalcedony>    www.openoffice.org.
Jun 22 20:14:57 <chalcedony>    ok
Jun 22 20:15:10 Friend then remove the ~/.openof*
Jun 22 20:15:12 Friend then install
Jun 22 20:15:19 <chalcedony>    ~$ apt-get --purge remove openoffice
Jun 22 20:15:19 <chalcedony>    E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock 
- open (13 Permission denied)
Jun 22 20:15:19 <chalcedony>    E: Unable to lock the administration directory 
(/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root?
Jun 22 20:15:19 <chalcedony>    ~$
Jun 22 20:15:28 Friend sudo
Jun 22 20:15:47 <chalcedony>    [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~#  apt-get --purge remove 
openoffice
Jun 22 20:15:47 <chalcedony>    Reading package lists... Done
Jun 22 20:15:47 <chalcedony>    Building dependency tree
Jun 22 20:15:47 <chalcedony>    Reading state information... Done
Jun 22 20:15:47 <chalcedony>    E: Couldn't find package openoffice
Jun 22 20:15:47 <chalcedony>    [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~#
Jun 22 20:15:55 Friend lol
Jun 22 20:16:06 Friend acs openoffice
Jun 22 20:16:07 Friend err
Jun 22 20:16:13 Friend apt-get cache search
Jun 22 20:16:17 Friend apt-get cache search openoffice
Jun 22 20:16:34 <chalcedony>    [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# apt-get cache search 
openoffice
Jun 22 20:16:34 <chalcedony>    E: Invalid operation cache
Jun 22 20:16:34 <chalcedony>    [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~#
Jun 22 20:16:37 <chalcedony>    ah
Jun 22 20:16:40 Friend for apt-get cache seach
Jun 22 20:16:45 <chalcedony>    nice
Jun 22 20:16:48 <chalcedony>    but ..
Jun 22 20:16:50 Friend for apt-get cache seach |less to be precise
Jun 22 20:17:07 Friend oh my
Jun 22 20:17:13 Friend apt-cache search openoffice
Jun 22 20:17:33 <chalcedony>    it found them
Jun 22 20:47:34 Friend you did earlier apt-cache search openoffice
Jun 22 20:47:39 Friend and said it found it
Jun 22 20:47:47 Friend but you did not say what it was :)
Jun 22 20:48:33 <chalcedony>    oh it's HUGE
Jun 22 20:49:47 Friend apt-cache search openoffice results are huge??
Jun 22 20:49:59 Friend it should have one or two i would imagine
Jun 22 20:50:46 <chalcedony>    it brings up every file
Jun 22 20:50:52 <chalcedony>    all the language support etc
Jun 22 20:51:40 Friend hmm very odd
Jun 22 20:51:54 Friend lets do this
Jun 22 20:51:56 Friend open oo
Jun 22 20:51:57 Friend then go to
Jun 22 20:52:07 Friend Tools > Macros > Organize Dialogs
Jun 22 20:52:14 <chalcedony>    ok
Jun 22 20:52:17 Friend Libraries tab
Jun 22 20:52:31 Friend OpenOffice.org BASIC Macro Organizer
Jun 22 20:52:48 Friend click on WebWizard
Jun 22 20:52:56 Friend click on delete

Jun 22 20:54:02 <chalcedony>    WebWizard is not there
Jun 22 20:54:07 <chalcedony>    it's empty
Jun 22 20:54:24 Friend didn't you say you were getting an error about it again?
Jun 22 20:54:56 <chalcedony>    yes but not this time LOL
Jun 22 20:55:10 <chalcedony>    i did last time
Jun 22 20:55:22 <chalcedony>    4 error messages all alike
Jun 22 20:57:36 <chalcedony>    um no i think it was the same error
Jun 22 21:00:36 Friend well try it again and see :)
Jun 22 21:02:08 <chalcedony>    no error
Jun 22 21:02:59 Friend lol
Jun 22 21:03:03 Friend well then it is fixed
Jun 22 21:03:07 <chalcedony>    yeah :)


Any help would be appreciated!

Linda 

Linda L. Hull
007 - Proofreading & Editing
5080 Lisa Court
Douglasville, Georgia 30135
Phone/Fax: 678-935-0227
Linda: [EMAIL PROTECTED]




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