LibreOffice not working on Mint 21 -- [SOLVED]
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Re: LibreOffice not working on Mint 21
Download the ISO image to find that out. With all those tests we made I see no logical explanation from the distance. why LO does not work for you.
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Re: LibreOffice not working on Mint 21
I had the exact same issue with VirtualBox. Me too had a failed upgrade to 21 and reverted back to 20.3
Uninstalling, reinstalling would all end up with error messages. Timeshift snapshots wouldn't fix it. I had to reinstall my whole system and lost countless hours. A user here suggested that it was my own fault, without pointing out what exactly I've done wrong. But if others are having similar software issues, something may be wrong with Mint Upgrade.
Uninstalling, reinstalling would all end up with error messages. Timeshift snapshots wouldn't fix it. I had to reinstall my whole system and lost countless hours. A user here suggested that it was my own fault, without pointing out what exactly I've done wrong. But if others are having similar software issues, something may be wrong with Mint Upgrade.
Re: LibreOffice not working on Mint 21
I just had the same issue with same error message after upgrading to Mint 21 Vanessa
I solved it doing the the following:
Fully remove any remnant of libre office (and former ppa if ever)
verified nothing was left, actually I had to
Beware, there could be uno and java bits left.
I added the "libreoffice fresh" ppa
then installed libreoffice using the "software manager" rather than cli or synaptic
Everything is working perfectly now !
This being said, I was on the verge of installing libreoffice with flatpak which would be a perfectly valid and workable alternative, although not intellectually satisfying.
I solved it doing the the following:
Fully remove any remnant of libre office (and former ppa if ever)
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sudo apt-get --purge remove libreoffice*
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sudo apt-get --purge remove libreoffice-common
I added the "libreoffice fresh" ppa
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
Everything is working perfectly now !
This being said, I was on the verge of installing libreoffice with flatpak which would be a perfectly valid and workable alternative, although not intellectually satisfying.
Re: LibreOffice not working on Mint 21
Thank you mneiger, I got it working now. I removed the uno-libs too, but not java. I did not add the ppa repository, but I did use the Software Manager. I guess the "purge" was the key.
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Re: LibreOffice not working on Mint 21
To remove all of LO do this
The down load lastest version from LO website, decompress and enter the /DEBS and in terninal copy & paste the following command..
Press enter to commence install.
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sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-core
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sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-common
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sudo spt-get remove --purge libreoffice-core
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sudo dpkg -i *.deb
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Re: LibreOffice not working on Mint 21 -- [SOLVED]
Thanks a heap! this solved my problem as well. Was a bit nervous after the upgrade when all the office apps stopped working.
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Re: LibreOffice not working on Mint 21 -- [SOLVED]
Similar problem here. LibreOffice stopped working after upgrading from 20.2 to LM 21.
Renaming the config folder did not fix it.
Executing these two steps fixed it:
Then reinstalling LibreOffice (meta package) via Software Manager.
It was noticeable that the the individual packets like writer and calc were listed as installed before, but not the libre office meta package.
Renaming the config folder did not fix it.
Executing these two steps fixed it:
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sudo apt-get --purge remove libreoffice*
It was noticeable that the the individual packets like writer and calc were listed as installed before, but not the libre office meta package.
Re: LibreOffice not working on Mint 21 -- [SOLVED]
Updating, this method still works. (7.3.x was current at time of OP, now 7.4.x.)Commander_Keen wrote: ⤴Fri Sep 30, 2022 4:56 pm ...Then reinstalling LibreOffice (meta package) via Software Manager...
Tried the download/deb install way first; wouldn't run. Purged and installed by ppa, still would not run. But then just installing the "(meta package)" worked -- without having to pre-uninstall anything. (Don't forget to logout/in or reboot.)