LibreOffice in Slackware.

chrisretusn · 05-11-2021, 03:28 AM

May 8, 2021

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  installed       alienbob       libreoffice-7.1.3-x86_64-1alien                 
  installed       alienbob       libreoffice-dict-en-7.1.3-x86_64-1alien         
  installed       alienbob       libreoffice-kde-integration-7.1.3-x86_64-1alien

Working just fine as a user, installed on two slackware64-current computers.

zdolar · 05-11-2021, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav

slackware64-current
fresh install AlienBob's libreoffice + dict + l10n + kde integration

running fine

Code:

15step :: ~ 1 » libreoffice --version
LibreOffice 7.1.3.2 10(Build:2)

Yes, mine is the same version.
Can only run as a root.

And no useful error/warning when not root.

BrunoLafleur · 05-11-2021, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zdolar

Yes, mine is the same version.
Can only run as a root.

And no useful error/warning when not root.

Some bad installation or compilation/installation as root which were doing some bad permissions on the libreoffice installation or dependencies ?

Or a corrupt libreoffice profile in the user home when you are not root ?

marav · 05-11-2021, 04:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zdolar

Yes, mine is the same version.
Can only run as a root.

And no useful error/warning when not root.

Sometimes it comes from a corrupted configuration
You can try this:

Code:

mv .config/libreoffice .config/libreoffice_bak

And you restart it

zdolar · 05-11-2021, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav

Sometimes it comes from a corrupted configuration
You can try this:

Code:

mv .config/libreoffice .config/libreoffice_bak

And you restart it

Thanks for the advice, but didn't help. Creates new libreoffice folder and quit.

marav · 05-11-2021, 05:28 AM

How did you install it ?

zdolar · 05-11-2021, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav

How did you install it ?

Previously working version from Alien.

Code:

slackpkg update
slackpkg upgrade-all

Tonus · 05-12-2021, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zdolar

Slackware64-current full install, today updated & upgraded.
Libreoffice-7.1.3-x86_64-1alien + ..kde-integration.. installed (Community version)

Libreoffice runs fine when logged as root.
When I log in as other user with admin rights, "application error" is generated (run from terminal) and initial startup window vanish. No error/warninig is logged in any file in /var/log.

I had this but can't remember the fix....

Installing Alien Bob 's compat packages, change the libreoffice.sh script option or revert an alias hack in my .bashrc...

marav · 05-12-2021, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonus

I had this but can't remember the fix....

Installing Alien Bob 's compat packages, change the libreoffice.sh script option or revert an alias hack in my .bashrc...

I also thought, to check user’s $PATH

anyway, to avoid any custom settings :
mv ~/.bashrc ~/.bashrc_bak
and
logout/login

zdolar · 05-12-2021, 05:27 AM

Today I updated slackware64-current.

So I decided to

Code:

slackpkg remove libreoffice

and also manually removed all traces of Libreoffice:
Removed all files found by:

Code:

find / -name "libreoffice*"

except files in folders:
/etc/profile.d
/var/lib/pkgtools

reboot

After that I issue:

Code:

slackpkg reinstall multilib
slackpkg install libreoffice

reboot

Now even as root libreoffice do not want to run. After splash screen I get "Application error" message.

There are no signs of any error regarding starting libreoffice in /var/log
Is there any option to start the program in debug mode or more verbose startup?

marav · 05-12-2021, 05:31 AM

According to : libreoffice --help

You can try : libreoffice --safe-mode

zdolar · 05-12-2021, 05:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav

I also thought, to check user’s $PATH

anyway, to avoid any custom settings :
mv ~/.bashrc ~/.bashrc_bak
and
logout/login

Thanks, but that do not help either.

Tonus · 05-12-2021, 05:40 AM

Quote:

except files in folders:
/etc/profile.d

That might be the culprit.

marav · 05-12-2021, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonus

That might be the culprit.

You think about that ?

Code:

$ cat /etc/profile.d/libreoffice.sh 
#!/bin/sh

# To force the use of a certain VCL UI interface, use one of these envvars.
#export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gen
#export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gtk3
#export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=gtk3_kde5
#export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=kf5
#export SAL_USE_VCLPLUGIN=qt5

zdolar · 05-12-2021, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marav

According to : libreoffice --help

You can try : libreoffice --safe-mode

Thanks a lot!

BINGO!
Disable hardware acceleration solve the issue.

Looks like mesa-21.0.3 messed up! (Ups I did it again).

I have i7-6820HQ CPU with intel HD 530 graphics.

Hope Pat will read this.