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Starting Libreoffice in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Asked by Mike Plant

When I try to start Libreoffice in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS nothing happens.

$ libreoffice --writer

nothing happens so after 15 minutes I used Ctrl-Z to stop it.
^Z
[1]+ Stopped libreoffice --writer

How do I troubleshoot this?
I am new to Ubuntu and libreoffice. I am running

>ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.508]

Installed Docker
Installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Welcome to Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.19.128-microsoft-standard x86_64)

I can run the various Linux commands, create users, etc.
Updated both Ubuntu and Libreoffice.

$ sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

$ apt list --upgradeable
Listing... Done

$ sudo apt install libreoffice-gnome libreoffice
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
libreoffice is already the newest version (1:7.0.1~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1).
libreoffice-gnome is already the newest version (1:7.0.1~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1).
libreoffice-gnome set to manually installed.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Any suggestions would be appreciated. I have copied all the steps and results from setting up Docker, setting up Ubuntu and setting up Libreoffice.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

If you rename the configuration folder for libreoffice and run it does it help?

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Wim (launchpad-xs4all) said : 		#2

Hello Mike,

Andrew gave you this hint:
* rename the configuration folder of LibreOffice
* after this is done, start libreoffice (a new fresh configuration folder will be created)

You will find the LibreOffice config folder in the location:
  Your-Personal-Home-Folder/.config/libreoffice/
probably this will be
  /home/mike/.config/libreoffice

Renaming this folder can be done in this way:
- open filemanager (like Thunar) which is on your desktop
- menu: *-View *-Preferences
  put ON show-hidden-files
  select <OK>
- now you will see a submap with the name .config
- go to that map
- here you can see a map named libreoffice
- select the map libreoffice and rename it (for example libreoffice-OLD )
- in the menu switch OFF to show hidden-files (see above)

now start libreoffice without anything, so NOT with --writer

What happens now ?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said : 		#3

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