OpenOffice.org complains of missing JRE - so autoinstall JRE

[Brian Murray]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

When installing openoffice.org-presenter-console I received the following messages:

The following NEW packages will be installed:
  openoffice.org-presenter-console
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 11 not upgraded.
Need to get 753kB of archives.
After this operation, 868kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ubuntu.osuosl.org/ubuntu/ lucid/universe openoffice.org-presenter-console 1.1.0+OOo3.2.0-7ubuntu4 [753kB]
Fetched 753kB in 1s (666kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously deselected package openoffice.org-presenter-console.
(Reading database ... 358926 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking openoffice.org-presenter-console (from .../openoffice.org-presenter-console_1.1.0+OOo3.2.0-7ubuntu4_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up openoffice.org-presenter-console (1.1.0+OOo3.2.0-7ubuntu4) ...
javaldx: Could not find a Java Runtime Environment!
Please ensure that a JVM and the package openoffice.org-java-common
is installed.
If it is already installed then try removing ~/.openoffice.org/3/user/config/javasettings_Linux_*.xml
Copying: presenter-screen.oxt
Enabling: Presenter Console
 Enabling: PresenterScreen.xcs
 Enabling: PresenterScreen.uno.so
javaldx: Could not find a Java Runtime Environment!
Please ensure that a JVM and the package openoffice.org-java-common
is installed.
If it is already installed then try removing ~/.openoffice.org/3/user/config/javasettings_Linux_*.xml
 Enabling: Jobs.xcu
 Enabling: ProtocolHandler.xcu
 Enabling: PresenterScreen.xcu

unopkg done.

Shouldn't this package depend or recommend a JRE if it requires it?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: openoffice.org (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CheckboxSubmission: cf27f7d8dfd12c24e390ecb5e7a1aa73
CheckboxSystem: b845c366ea09c60efa3a45c1b5b21525
Date: Wed Apr 28 09:39:57 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha amd64 (20100128)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: openoffice.org

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

That is actually unopkg complaining about it, any time OOo runs on a system that doesn't have the openoffice.org-java-common related files installed it outputs that message you saw, it also needs a JRE but just a JRE without openoffice.org-java-common will still cause the message to appear.

We are planning on adding support to install Java on first user run of OpenOffice.org but I am not sure if it will land in the Maverick timeframe.

https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/desktop-maverick-openoffice-java

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

[This is an automated message.]
There are no new official OpenOffice.org releases in Ubuntu packaging anymore => Won't Fix

If the problem persists, please mark this bug as "also affects project Libreoffice" or "also affects distribution Libreoffice (Ubuntu)" if that has not happened already.

Please leave references to upstream OpenOffice.org bugs in place to allow cross pollination.