Libreoffice 6.1.x - fails to start Draw, Impress due to new Avahi dependency

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Libreoffice 6.1.x - fails to start Draw, Impress due to new Avahi dependency

Post#1 by Blaze » 24 Dec 2018, 17:32

Hi guys!

I tried libreoffice 6.1.2 and 6.1.3 (alien repo - http://www.slackware.com/~alien/slackbu ... 4/current/ ) with boost-1.68.0-x86_64-2.xzm (only Alien Bob builds of LibreOffice requires boost). LO does not save documents to .doc or .docx formats. I have this error: Write error. Unable to write file. :wall: If you like to test it libreoffice-6.1.3.2-x86_64-ru-5.0.xzm (Alien build)


If I use LO from official website https://www.libreoffice.org/download/download/ (LibreOffice as rpm packages from official web site does not require boost dep) - I can't able to run libreoffice6.1 --impress but I can save .doc or .docx formats in the official LO :wall:


The same story for the libreoffice 6.1.4 - I can't able to run

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libreoffice6.1 --impress

but I can save .doc or .docx formats in the official LO.

I uploaded official LO for testing for you libreoffice-6.1.4-x86_64-ru-5.0.xzm

Please run

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libreoffice6.1 --impress
and report about success or fail.

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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#2 by beny » 24 Dec 2018, 18:30

hi blaze under slackware your impress work i have unsquash the xzm and run the /root/Downloads/libre/squashfs-root/opt/libreoffice6.1/program/simpress.the sbopkg work well too

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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#3 by Blaze » 24 Dec 2018, 18:36

Hi beny,
thank you so much for the information.
Seems some issue in Porteus...
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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#4 by beny » 24 Dec 2018, 18:41

hi blaze try to run the script into opt and see the report.

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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#5 by Blaze » 24 Dec 2018, 18:52

I see booting of LO and after a splash screen with logo of LO is nothing and terminal is silent
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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#6 by beny » 24 Dec 2018, 19:43

hi blaze seem a java issue try to do a package of jdk with usm or sbo, and try again, maybe you have yet,i have upgraded to the last libreoffice and work, the load of package for me is 220mb but you know is only a repack of rpm software.

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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#7 by Rava » 24 Dec 2018, 21:25

Is there a way to get LO running and working without and java?
Cause java still has tons of unsolved security issues…
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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#8 by Blaze » 25 Dec 2018, 17:02

I everytime run LO without java. Java seems need only for database.
I tried with jdk-8u162-x86_64-2gds.xzm and of course I don't have this message

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javaldx: Could not find a Java Runtime Environment!
Warning: failed to read path from javaldx
but I can't able to run sh /opt/libreoffice6.1/program/simpress - because nothing happens, but if look at ps aux I see these processes

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guest     5643  0.2  0.0 111752  5892 pts/1    Sl+  19:58   0:00 /opt/libreoffice6.1/program/oosplash --impress
guest     5656  1.0  0.5 778980 97808 pts/1    Sl+  19:58   0:00 /opt/libreoffice6.1/program/soffice.bin --impress --splash-pipe=5
I will try to build LO in Porteus via SBo when I found some free time.
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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#9 by Ed_P » 25 Dec 2018, 17:18

Rava wrote:
24 Dec 2018, 21:25
java still has tons of unsolved security issues…
I don't agree with that opinion.
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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#10 by Rava » 25 Dec 2018, 19:05

Ed_P wrote:
25 Dec 2018, 17:18
Rava wrote:
24 Dec 2018, 21:25
java still has tons of unsolved security issues…
I don't agree with that opinion.
So you are saying there is not a single known security issue with java left unfixed?
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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#11 by Ed_P » 25 Dec 2018, 19:12

Name me an app, any OS, that has zero security issues.
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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#12 by Rava » 25 Dec 2018, 21:02

Ed_P wrote:
25 Dec 2018, 19:12
Name me an app, any OS, that has zero security issues.
That is the wrong approach. But lets ask some experts on IT security shall we, e.g. this hit for java security issue:

https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/java-b ... -computer/
Why Java Vulnerabilities Are One of Your Biggest Security Problems
This software used by millions is one of the key targets for cyber criminals
Emphasis by me.

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2030778 ... -soon.html
Why resolve security issues? Why did the Linux community solve the silly bash bugs in the last few years when according to you, every OS has security issues and especially java (and MS Windoze) are among the programs / OS that took their longest time to solve security issues. Some issues are not fixed after being known for years.
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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#13 by Ed_P » 26 Dec 2018, 00:37

Rava wrote:
25 Dec 2018, 21:02
Why did the Linux community solve the silly bash bugs in the last few years
If you think Linux is safe then there is no need for these Linux scanners you requested. Vulnerability scanners
https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/java-biggest-security-hole-your-computer/ wrote: JULY 22, 2015
it seemed like Java 8 was really capable of standing up to exploits and attacks.
I like this woman's 3 1/2 yr old blog opinion.
And, it has been 5 1/2 yrs since this was published.

The point being OSs and apps have faults. Always have always will, and Java is no different that any others, it has bugs and it issues fixes for them so no need to ban the app frivolously. For a list of fixes check this link: https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java ... 25394.html
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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#14 by Ed_P » 26 Dec 2018, 07:18

Blaze wrote:
24 Dec 2018, 17:32
If you like to test it libreoffice-6.1.3.2-x86_64-ru-5.0.xzm (Alien build)
Dual menu items for all Office options.
Can read doc files.
Can not read pdf file.

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Component cannot be loaded, possibly broken or incomplete installation.
Full error message:

 loading component library <file:///opt/libreoffice6.1/program/../program/libsdlo.so> failed.
When writing a Word doc file get this warning:

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This document may contain formatting or content that cannot be saved in the currently selected file format “Word 97–2003”.

Use the default ODF file format to be sure that the document is saved correctly.
Impress doesn't start.
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Re: Libreoffice 6.1.x

Post#15 by Rava » 26 Dec 2018, 11:34

Ed_P wrote:
26 Dec 2018, 00:37
Rava wrote:
25 Dec 2018, 21:02
Why did the Linux community solve the silly bash bugs in the last few years
If you think Linux is safe then there is no need for these Linux scanners you requested. Vulnerability scanners
You realize that using some of these scanners is not solely done to test your own system but to test other e.g. clients system using your (=e.g. Porteus Linux) system as host system running these scanners.

Also, please look in which sub-forum I posted that, it was deliberately NOT posted in "modules request" sub-forum but in… Intermediate/Advanced User Questions
Did you miss that on purpose? Or why do you call my questions a "request for (someone else making a module)" when it was never about that?

Do I have to explain to you the difference between requesting a module and asking which scanners should be included in a module I plan to do when I have still the time (and when brokenman wrote his "wishlist" for scanners to be included) cause you seem not to get the very vast difference by yourself.
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