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openoffice fail to start

Asked by Cramler

I have recently installed the latest version of ubuntu (7.10) and all openoffice.org apps fail to start. I have tried to find the solution in other answers in at launchpad but i have no success. My problem is exactly as described in this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/scim/+bug/80551 but the solutions does not help me. I am using the 32 bit version on a Dell Laptop D400 with Intel graphics on board.

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

Hello..

This thread might help you..

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=585968

Bhavani Shankar.

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Cramler (anders-cramler) said : 		#2

Nop, didn´t help. Still same problem...

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Cramler (anders-cramler) said : 		#3

This is the output from terminal:

anders@anders-laptop:~$ openoffice

** (process:6803): WARNING **: Unknown error forking main binary / abnormal early exit ...
anders@anders-laptop:~$

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#4

You can try out this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=437172

Hope it helps

Bhavani Shankar.

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Best Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#5

and also this:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=2568329

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Cramler (anders-cramler) said : 		#6

Thanks Bhavani Shankar, that solved my question.