I have had a similar problem-- Unfortunately, it only happens some of the time, but when it doesn't like a document, it is repeatable (at least, it is today). Here is a backtrace from a representative crash *** glibc detected *** /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin: double free or corruption (out): 0x08fb76b0 *** ======= Backtrace: ========= /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6[0xb6affd65] /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(cfree+0x90)[0xb6b03800] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_free+0x31)[0xb63e5961] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gtk680li.so[0xb5808d29] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN11SalGraphics22GetNativeControlRegionEmmRK6RegionmRK16ImplControlValueR16SalControlHandleRKN3rtl8OUStringERS0_SC_PK12OutputDevice+0x17b)[0xb7dd0a8b] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN6Window22GetNativeControlRegionEmmRK6RegionmRK16ImplControlValueN3rtl8OUStringERS0_S8_+0x103)[0xb7e91633] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN7ListBox6ResizeEv+0x18c)[0xb7edad9c] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so[0xb7e77d14] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN6Window4ShowEht+0xca)[0xb7e7a4ea] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN7ListBoxC1EP6WindowRK5ResId+0xd6)[0xb7ed9576] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsvt680li.so(_ZN11PrintDialogC1EP6Window+0x1ca)[0xb78bd42a] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsw680li.so[0xaf33e8bb] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsw680li.so[0xaf33ea6e] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb31187da] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb30ff878] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so(_ZN8SfxShell11ExecuteSlotER10SfxRequestPK12SfxInterface+0x65)[0xb315d7e5] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsw680li.so(_ZN6SwView12ExecutePrintER10SfxRequest+0x451)[0xaf33f781] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsw680li.so[0xaf30cb44] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb314ab4a] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb314b2e8] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb314b358] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb317ace5] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libsfx680li.so[0xb317ac89] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so[0xb7e8be66] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gen680li.so(_ZN10SalDisplay21DispatchInternalEventEv+0xbc)[0xb53eb16c] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gtk680li.so[0xb57e8041] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gtk680li.so[0xb57e8081] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0[0xb63dc551] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_dispatch+0x17c)[0xb63de11c] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0[0xb63e155f] /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0(g_main_context_iteration+0x65)[0xb63e1ac5] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gtk680li.so[0xb57ea171] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvclplug_gen680li.so(_ZN14X11SalInstance5YieldEbb+0x37)[0xb53f2927] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN11Application5YieldEb+0x59)[0xb7c8b559] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_ZN11Application7ExecuteEv+0x3c)[0xb7c8b67c] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin(_ZN7desktop7Desktop4MainEv+0x145d)[0x806f07d] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so[0xb7c9134c] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/libvcl680li.so(_Z6SVMainv+0x35)[0xb7c91455] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin(main+0xcf)[0x806150f] /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe0)[0xb6aac050] /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin(_ZN6Window15SetPosSizePixelEllllt+0x365)[0x80613d1] ======= Memory map: ======== 08048000-0809d000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5964107 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin 0809d000-0809e000 rw-p 00054000 08:01 5964107 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice.bin 0809e000-09288000 rw-p 0809e000 00:00 0 [heap] a7812000-a7896000 r--p 00000000 08:01 12189916 /usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf a7896000-a7897000 ---p a7896000 00:00 0 a7897000-a8097000 rw-p a7897000 00:00 0 a8097000-a8098000 ---p a8097000 00:00 0 a8098000-a8898000 rw-p a8098000 00:00 0 aa09b000-aa09c000 ---p aa09b000 00:00 0 aa09c000-aa89c000 rw-p aa09c000 00:00 0 aa89c000-aa89d000 ---p aa89c000 00:00 0 aa89d000-ab09d000 rw-p aa89d000 00:00 0 ab09d000-ac185000 r--p 00000000 08:01 6865245 /usr/share/icons/crystalsvg/icon-theme.cache ac185000-ac8e4000 r--p 00000000 08:01 6210387 /usr/share/icons/gnome/icon-theme.cache ac8e4000-ac8eb000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882243 /usr/lib/libtrackerclient.so.0.0.0 ac8eb000-ac8ec000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 5882243 /usr/lib/libtrackerclient.so.0.0.0 ac8ec000-ac8f3000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882036 /usr/lib/libfam.so.0.0.0 ac8f3000-ac8f4000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 5882036 /usr/lib/libfam.so.0.0.0 ac8f4000-ac8fa000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 16498715 /lib/libacl.so.1.1.0 ac8fa000-ac8fb000 rw-p 00005000 08:01 16498715 /lib/libacl.so.1.1.0 ac90d000-ac914000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882348 /usr/lib/libgailutil.so.18.0.1 ac914000-ac915000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 5882348 /usr/lib/libgailutil.so.18.0.1 ac915000-ac9d6000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882318 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 ac9d6000-ac9db000 rw-p 000c0000 08:01 5882318 /usr/lib/libasound.so.2.0.0 ac9db000-ac9e8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883452 /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 ac9e8000-ac9e9000 rw-p 0000d000 08:01 5883452 /usr/lib/libgnome-keyring.so.0.1.1 ac9e9000-ac9fe000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5882012 /usr/lib/libart_lgpl_2.so.2.3.19 ac9fe000-ac9ff000 rw-p 00014000 08:01 5882012 /usr/lib/libart_lgpl_2.so.2.3.19 ac9ff000-aca2e000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883351 /usr/lib/libgnomecanvas-2.so.0.2000.0 aca2e000-aca2f000 rw-p 0002f000 08:01 5883351 /usr/lib/libgnomecanvas-2.so.0.2000.0 aca2f000-aca8a000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883316 /usr/lib/libbonoboui-2.so.0.0.0 aca8a000-aca8d000 rw-p 0005a000 08:01 5883316 /usr/lib/libbonoboui-2.so.0.0.0 aca8d000-acaad000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883207 /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0.0.2 acaad000-acaaf000 rw-p 00020000 08:01 5883207 /usr/lib/libaudiofile.so.0.0.2 acaaf000-acab8000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883036 /usr/lib/libesd.so.0.2.38 acab8000-acab9000 rw-p 00009000 08:01 5883036 /usr/lib/libesd.so.0.2.38 acab9000-acac0000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 16498795 /lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0 acac0000-acac1000 rw-p 00006000 08:01 16498795 /lib/libpopt.so.0.0.0 acac1000-acb49000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5885139 /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0.2000.0 acb49000-acb4d000 rw-p 00087000 08:01 5885139 /usr/lib/libgnomeui-2.so.0.2000.0 acb4d000-acb60000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883115 /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so.4.0.0 acb60000-acb62000 rw-p 00013000 08:01 5883115 /usr/lib/libbonobo-activation.so.4.0.0 acb62000-acbb4000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5883114 /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0.0.0 acbb4000-acbbe000 rw-p 00051000 08:01 5883114 /usr/lib/libbonobo-2.so.0.0.0 acbbe000-acbd2000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5884832 /usr/lib/libgnome-2.so.0.2000.0 acbd2000-acbd3000 rw-p 00014000 08:01 5884832 /usr/lib/libgnome-2.so.0.2000.0 acbd3000-acbed000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5963910 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/fps_gnome.uno.so acbed000-acbef000 rw-p 0001a000 08:01 5963910 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/fps_gnome.uno.so acbef000-acbf2000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5964300 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/fpicker.uno.so acbf2000-acbf3000 rw-p 00002000 08:01 5964300 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/fpicker.uno.so acbf3000-accf0000 r--p 00000000 08:01 5964487 /usr/lib/openoffice/help/en/swriter.ht accf0000-ace12000 r--p 00000000 08:01 5964486 /usr/lib/openoffice/help/en/swriter.db ace12000-ace2c000 r-xp 00000000 08:01 5964349 /usr/lib/openoffice/program/svtmisc.uno.so/usr/lib/openoffice/program/soffice: line 361: 22095 Killed "$sd_prog/$sd_binary" "$@" And, unusual for me, I can even attach the document I was trying to print. I am able to save to a PDF, so I can get around the problem, but it is annoying.