Can't open libreoffice after installing
probiermas - 6 months ago -
Hello everyone,
I recently installed libreoffice-still package. After typing "lowriter" in the terminal I got the following output:
[probiermas@archlinux ~]# lowriter
Failed to open display
/usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libboost_locale.so.1.80.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I searched for libboost_locale.so.1.80.0 in /lib and found 1.81.0-version. Is it possible to downgrade the file to version libboost_locale.so.1.80.0 or is there another/better solution to solve my problem?
I hope I will learn more about how parabola works. I am excited about the parabola project, its good ideas and goals. I want to thank everyone involved both the developers and everyone else in the community for the great work!
Thanks, probiermas
Replies (3)
Can't open libreoffice after installing - bill-auger - 6 months ago -
this "troubleshooting" category tends to be misused - the problem description
indicates a general bug with the software, which would affect every user -
generally, unless you believe that you have done something wrong, or need
basic advice about how to use the OS, or to address an unusual situation
that you created which is unlikely to affect anyone else, then you should
probably report a bug on the bug tracker instead - feel free to do that in this
case - this should be escalated to a bug report
you did not mention which arch - only i686 should have boost 1.81.0 - x86_64
and armv7h should have boost 1.83.0
both 'libreoffice-still' and 'boost' (the package containing libboost_locale.so)
are arch32 packages - i checked this on an arch32 system; and it has exactly
this bug - so i will assume you are running parabola i686; and i can confirm the
bug
it is sometimes possible to fix such problems by downgrading a package; but
there is no automatic way to do so, and it is rarely the best solution - often,
that would cause other problems - the 'boost' package has many dependents; so it
may not be possible to downgrade it without downgrading several other packages,
which further increases the chance of causing other problems - the best
solution is always to report the bug properly to your distro and wait until it
gets fixed
in this case, there is a work-around ready - simply install boost180-libs
RE: Can't open libreoffice after installing - probiermas - 6 months ago -
Thank you for your detailed answer and for the tip regarding the boost180-libs! After installing it, I was able to open libreoffice. Next time I need help, I'll try to structure my entry better and include important information, such as that I have an i686 system. Is it advisable to remove the boost180-libs again if the bug is fixed?
Just to know in the future if I planned to write a bug report:
I read in the guidlines If Parabola is not responsible for a bug, the problem will not be solved by reporting the bug to Parabola developers
Does this apply in this case - if so, thanks for the bug report you made on archlinux32.org - or should the bug report be made on parabola.nu, too?
Best regards, probiermas
RE: Can't open libreoffice after installing - bill-auger - 6 months ago -
to remove boost180-libs is not important - if it is unused, it is only
occupying disk space - you can always clean-up unused packages with `pacman
-Rsc`