[PPA] LibreOffice 4.1 on 12.04 crashes when adding extension

[Carlton Davis]

Problem description: When one tries to add an extension to libreoffice, libreoffice freezes or crashes

Steps to reproduce: For example, if one wants to install the extension: lo-oo-ressources-linguistiques-fr-v4-12.oxt (this file is in the current working directory) and one types "soffice lo-oo-ressources-linguistiques-fr-v4-12.oxt" at the terminal, libreoffice freezes and crashes.

Similarly if one opens libreoffice and click Tools->Extension Manager then press "Add" and select the extension to be added, libreoffice freezes and crashes. This happens for any extension. A libreoffice extension is attached; it can be used to reproduce the bug.

Operating System: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
Version of libreoffice: 4.1.1.2 release

Libreoffice was installed from the libreoffice 4.1 PPA which is available at: http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/libreoffice-4-1/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-i386.

This bug is likely a packaging bugthat is related to the PPA build version; please see https://lists.launchpad.net/libreoffice/msg00072.html.

[Carlton Davis (crd85)]

Problem description: When one tries to add an extension, libreoffice freezes or crash

Steps to reproduce: For example, if one wants to install the extension: lo-oo-ressources-linguistiques-fr-v4-12.oxt (this file is in the current working directory) and one types
"soffice lo-oo-ressources-linguistiques-fr-v4-12.oxt" at the terminal, libreoffice freezes and crashes.

Similarly if one opens libreoffice click Tools->Extension Manager then press "Add" and select the extension to be added, libreoffice freezes and crashes.

Current behavior: libreoffice freezes and crash when one tries to add an extension.

Expected behavior: one should be able to add supported extensions

Operating System: Ubuntu
Version: 4.1.1.2 release

[Barta-c (barta-c)]

*** Bug 70065 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

[Sbergman (sbergman)]

(cannot reproduce here with a locally built libreoffice-4-1 on Fedora 19 and <http://extensions.libreoffice.org/extension-center/dictionnaires-francais/releases/4.12/lo-oo-ressources-linguistiques-fr-v4-12.oxt>)

[Carlton Davis (crd85)]

This bug may be specific to the Ubuntu 12.04 libreoffice 4.1.x build that is available here: http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/libreoffice-4-1/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-i386. It is definitely a bug. Do you have access to a Ubuntu 12.04 machine to verify this bug?

Thanks,

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

So, LibreOffice 4.1.2~rc3 on Ubuntu Saucy handles extensions just fine -- so this isnt a generic problem of the Ubuntu packages.

Please:
- create a bug on launchpad against "LibreOffice (Ubuntu)"
- tag the bug with "ppa"
  https://lists.launchpad.net/libreoffice/msg00072.html
- attach the extension causing you trouble
- mark this bug as an upstream bug of that one
- and add a link to the launchpad bug on this bug in the "see also:" field

Thanks!

[Carlton Davis (crd85)]

Thanks Bjorn,

I created a bug report on launchpad. Here is a link to the bug report:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1236541.

On 13-10-07 07:20 AM, <email address hidden> wrote:
> Björn Michaelsen <mailto:<email address hidden>> changed bug
> 70069 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70069>
> What Removed Added
> Status UNCONFIRMED RESOLVED
> Resolution --- WORKSFORME
>
> *Comment # 4 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70069#c4>
> on bug 70069 <https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70069> from
> Björn Michaelsen <mailto:<email address hidden>> *
> So, LibreOffice 4.1.2~rc3 on Ubuntu Saucy handles extensions just fine -- so
> this isnt a generic problem of the Ubuntu packages.
>
> Please:
> - create a bug on launchpad against "LibreOffice (Ubuntu)"
> - tag the bug with "ppa"
> https://lists.launchpad.net/libreoffice/msg00072.html
> - attach the extension causing you trouble
> - mark this bug as an upstream bug of that one
> - and add a link to the launchpad bug on this bug in the "see also:" field
>
> Thanks!
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[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

Extension from comment #1 installs without any issue on 4.1.2~rc3 on saucy, so likely a issue with the backport to precise.
CCing Rico.

[Carlton Davis (crd85)]

I notice that libreoffice doesn't create a .libreoffice directory in my home directory. could the problem of not been able to add libreoffice extensions relate to this?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[William Linna (william-linna)]

I have same problem with LibreOffice 4.1.3.2 410m0(Build:2). Whenever I try to install LanguageTool extension or even just check for updates through Extension Manager, LibreOffice freezes.

I use Kubuntu 13.10 (32-bit)