Permissions - user interface language cannot be determined

[Glauco]

I was using Ubuntu Intrepid with OO 2.4 and give the ppa.launchpad version 3 a test. It runs fine, but then I decided to install all the suite. I don't really know what packaged did this, but now I can't get OpenOffice to work, doesn't matter the version. Even the shortcuts are gone, after installing and reinstalling again and again, with ou without rebooting.

When I call soffice in terminal it gives
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[Java framework] Error in function createSettingsDocument (elements.cxx).javaldx failed!
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as root or regular user. The splash screen is black with the "User interface language cannot be determined" error message and everything is closed as soon as I click OK.

My .openoffice2 and .openoffice folders were with the right permissions, but it also doesn't matter, even if I delete them the errors are the same.
/usr/lib/openoffice and every folder related with OpenOffice I found is OK with permissions.

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

Did you make sure to install the 'openoffice.org' package and openjdk-6-jre. Those two might help, but I have never seen the issue you are talking about.

[Glauco (glauco-hass)]

Yes, openoffice.org package is already installed and now I did the openjdk-6-jre installation, but no luck.
I spent hours in last night searching for similar issues, everything was related to wrong permissions, but my system is OK, at least in those dirs I know to be openoffice related.
Maybe I'm not aware of some dirs and I can check it. There's a list of openoffice related paths?

[Glauco (glauco-hass)]

Here's a strace log of soffice, hope it helps.

[Glauco (glauco-hass)]

This message happens every time I reinstall openoffice.org-emailmerge package:
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 .../openoffice.org-emailmerge_1%3a2.4.1-11ubuntu2.1_all.deb) ...
[Java framework] Invalid value for bootstrap variable: UNO_JAVA_JFW_VENDOR_SETTINGSjavaldx failed!

ERROR: exception occured raising singleton "/singletons/com.sun.star.configuration.theDefaultProvider": Not a Valid File URL: "/share/registry/schema"

unopkg failed.
Removing extension org.openoffice.legacy.mailmerge.py...[Java framework] Invalid value for bootstrap variable: UNO_JAVA_JFW_VENDOR_SETTINGSjavaldx failed!

ERROR: exception occured raising singleton "/singletons/com.sun.star.configuration.theDefaultProvider": Not a Valid File URL: "/share/registry/schema"

unopkg failed.
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Reinstall all java packages didn't help.

As this bug is incomplete, please ask any other information.

[Chris Cheney (ccheney)]

Hmm earlier you mentioned the shortcuts are gone too? Do you mean the links in Applications->Office?