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debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst.

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#16 Post by kalwisti »

harritapio wrote:My computer is pentium-5 with 2G Ram from 2006 and therefore I have always before also installed 32bit version of debian. Now when I as last resort installed 64bit version of debian 9, I'm positively surprised how good it's running
Thank you also for mentioning that 64-bit would work on my netbook. It's an old HP Mini 210 with 2 GB RAM (upgraded, that's the maximum allowed) and an Intel Atom Processor N455 (I think [?]), purchased in 2011. Not a powerhouse by any means, but it's fine for word processing and Web browsing -- plus I like its portability.

It's nice to know that 64-bit is a possibility if I need it. Since I'm lazy, I will try enry13's suggestion on my current 32-bit installation first. Thanks again for your help, harritapio. :)
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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#17 Post by kalwisti »

enry13 wrote: apt-get remove --purge libreoffice-wiki-publisher
apt-get remove --purge libreoffice-nlpsolver

After this libreoffice-writer is now running fine and for
me the problem is solved
@enry13,

This worked perfectly! :D Thanks again for taking the time to post this solution.

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#18 Post by sunrat »

A kernel update on June 27 had fixes for a Java problem that affected LibreOffice. Maybe that was the problem and it would resolve by running updates.
https://lists.debian.org/debian-securit ... 00160.html
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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#19 Post by JDVW »

sunrat wrote:A kernel update on June 27 had fixes for a Java problem that affected LibreOffice. Maybe that was the problem and it would resolve by running updates.
https://lists.debian.org/debian-securit ... 00160.html
If I have the updated kernel it did not fix my box.

jim@debian:~$ uname -a
Linux debian 4.9.0-3-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 4.9.30-2+deb9u2 (2017-06-26) i686 GNU/Linux
jim@debian:~$

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.9.30-2+deb9u2.

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#20 Post by Onsemeliot »

I installed Stretch just a few days ago and made all updates. I still had the same issue. 64 bit is no sensible option on my hardware. But removing "libreoffice-wiki-publisher" and "libreoffice-nlpsolver" did the trick for me instantly too. Thanks for sharing the information!

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#21 Post by jorton »

enry13 wrote:i have just seen that some debian users or maintainers have found where is the origin of this
problem and it is (strange!) related to the kernel version and java libreoffice extensions:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo ... bug=865866

Anyway i have not downgraded the kernel as they suggest but just removed
two java libreoffice-writer extensions that apparently cause the problem and that i
have never used or seen before (they are installed by default as example of extensions):

apt-get remove --purge libreoffice-wiki-publisher
apt-get remove --purge libreoffice-nlpsolver

After this libreoffice-writer is now running fine and for
me the problem is solved
Thank You for this! Did the trick for me!

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#22 Post by sjsj »

enry13 wrote:apt-get remove --purge libreoffice-wiki-publisher
apt-get remove --purge libreoffice-nlpsolver
Thank you very much, but only need this one line:

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apt-get remove --purge libreoffice-wiki-publisher
Not need the second line for me:

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apt-get remove --purge libreoffice-nlpsolver
My problem is solved.

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#23 Post by UsernameV »

enry13 wrote:
apt-get remove --purge libreoffice-wiki-publisher
apt-get remove --purge libreoffice-nlpsolver

After this libreoffice-writer is now running fine and for
me the problem is solved
OMG that worked for me, i had the exact same problem.
Thanks.

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#24 Post by maximus1978 »

I had same problem.
I removed the following packages.

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apt-get remove libreoffice-gtk2
apt-get remove libreoffice-gtk2
libreoffice writer is now launching.

Special Note:

Instead of removing this package, try disabling Java Runtime Environment.

Steps to disable Java in libreoffice.

1. Launch libreoffice
2. Tools -> Options -> Advanced
3. Uncheck "Use a Java runtime environment"

I got lowriter (libreoffice-writer) to launch.
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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#25 Post by biochemistrygmcs »

My libreoffice write not working after dist-upgrade. Calc etc works

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#26 Post by biochemistrygmcs »

maximus1978 wrote:I had same problem.
I removed the following packages.

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apt-get remove libreoffice-gtk2
apt-get remove libreoffice-gtk2
libreoffice writer is now launching.
Perfect Answer.
But anybody explain me how come it was not tested before release?

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#27 Post by biochemistrygmcs »

biochemistrygmcs wrote:
maximus1978 wrote:I had same problem.
I removed the following packages.

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apt-get remove libreoffice-gtk2
apt-get remove libreoffice-gtk2
libreoffice writer is now launching.
Perfect Answer.
But anybody explain me how come it was not tested before release?
Can u explain how you concluded that libreoffice-gtk2 needs to be removed?

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#28 Post by maximus1978 »

biochemistrygmcs wrote:
biochemistrygmcs wrote:
maximus1978 wrote:I had same problem.
I removed the following packages.

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apt-get remove libreoffice-gtk2
apt-get remove libreoffice-gtk2
libreoffice writer is now launching.
Perfect Answer.
But anybody explain me how come it was not tested before release?
Can u explain how you concluded that libreoffice-gtk2 needs to be removed?
No I can not. I found the steps in another forum for Ubuntu. I am curious about it too.

This might be a clue thou.

This package contains the Gtk plugin for drawing LibreOffices widgets with Gtk+ 2 and a Gtk/GNOMEish
File Picker and print dialog when running under GNOME.


I got this from running aptitude show libreoffice-gtk2

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aptitude show libreoffice-gtk2
Package: libreoffice-gtk2                
Version: 1:5.2.7-1
State: not installed
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Maintainer: Debian LibreOffice Maintainers <debian-openoffice@lists.debian.org>
Architecture: i386
Uncompressed Size: 671 k
Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:5.2.7-1), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.4), libcairo2 (>=
         1.2.4), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.11),
         libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libgl1-mesa-glx
         | libgl1, libglew2.0 (>= 1.12.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libglu1-mesa | libglu1,
         libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0), libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0), libicu57 (>= 57.1-1~), libpango-1.0-0 (>=
         1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangoft2-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsm6, libstdc++6
         (>= 5), libx11-6, libxext6, uno-libs3 (>= 5.1.0~alpha), ure
Recommends: libreoffice-style-tango
Breaks: libreoffice-gtk (< 1:5.2.0~)
Replaces: libreoffice-gtk (< 1:5.2.0~)
Enhances: libreoffice
Description: office productivity suite -- GTK+ 2 integration
 LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement
 for Microsoft(R) Office. 
 
This package contains the Gtk plugin for drawing LibreOffices widgets with Gtk+ 2 and a Gtk/GNOMEish
 File Picker and print dialog when running under GNOME.
Homepage: http://www.libreoffice.org
Tags: uitoolkit::gtk

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#29 Post by xwing »

enry13, thank you very much!

Sorry my english, I am brazilian, but I want to say that your help solved my problem!

God bless you! :D :D :D


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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#31 Post by sunrat »

It's admirable to file a bug report but you should check if one has already been filed. There are now at least five for this bug starting from June 20.
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo ... bug=865303

There is also a workaround suggested that doesn't require removing packages https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo ... 865303#230 -
I've been discussing this regression with upstream develo[pers. It's
now understood and we have several possible fixes but we have not yet
settled on the best one.

You should also be able to work around it by temporarily disabling the
Stack Clash fix using the kernel parameter stack_guard_gap=1
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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#32 Post by maximus1978 »

maximus1978 wrote:I filed a bug report.

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugrepo ... bug=869613
Here are the other opened reports.

869613
865303
865866
869161
869613

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#33 Post by johndonne »

Hello,
I had the same problem,
It worked for me with this :
apt-get remove --purge libreoffice-nlpsolver

problem solved !

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Re: debian 9 libreoffice writer fails to start in 32bit inst

#34 Post by stroudmw »

I've had the same problem. To fix it, go into another LibreOffice app (eg LibreOffice Calc). Click on Tools -> Options -> Advanced. Deselect "Use a java runtime enviroment".


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