Useless "templates already exists" error

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

libreoffice-impress 1:3.5.1-1ubuntu5, Ubuntu Pangolin

1. Launch Impress.
2. Choose "From template".

What happens: An error alert appears, "LibreOffice 3.5" - "templates already exists."

What should happen: No such error message.

https://pokersource.info/show_bug.cgi?id=46155
http://en.libreofficeforum.org/node/2610
http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/msg17041.html
http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/812

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Not reproducible in Xubuntu.

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04

apt-cache policy libreoffice-impress
libreoffice-impress:
  Installed: 1:3.5.1-1ubuntu5
  Candidate: 1:3.5.1-1ubuntu5
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.5.1-1ubuntu5 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[wouterla (wouter-lagerweij)]

I'm also seeing this error The same error occurs on other action that need access to templates. The templates are not available in any dialog or in the sidebar.

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04

apt-cache policy libreoffice-impress
libreoffice-impress:
  Installed: 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

I cant reproduce this with 3.5.2-2ubuntu1 --templates are there and work fine.
@wouterla: Since you can reproduce the issue, could you check if it persists, when removing/moving your user profile (~/.config/libreoffice -- also make sure you do not have a ~/.libreoffice anymore).

[Gary Ekker (gekker)]

I was seeing the same issue, removing ~/.config/libreoffice resolved it for me.

[sanmiguel9 (againsttcpa84)]

After I uninstalled the libreoffice dmath extension from synaptic, I could not open any (writer) documents anymore! The "template already exists" dialog was shown, and once I click on OK, LIbreOffice crashed.
Removing ~/.libreoffice and ~/.config/libreoffice solved the problem.

Up-to-date Ubuntu 12.04, LibreOffice 3.5.4.2

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

Closing as per #5, assuming a dirty profile being the root cause.

[Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt)]

No, the root cause is that LibreOffice contained code producing a "templates already exists" error message. That should never happen, *regardless* of the profile contents, because it is not a helpful error message.

<https://www.google.com/search?q=%22templates+already+exists%22+site:cgit.freedesktop.org> does not find the string in current LibreOffice code, but a grep of the source code itself would be more definitive.