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office wont launch-[SOLVED]

PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:02 pm
by witblits1970
i have just "stupidly" upgraded?? from 2.3 to 9.10. all went ok however when i want to use office in any form it loads but wont launch. i'm told the app is running but no display whatsoever :( not sure what to do here. BTW i cant wait for 3.4 to come as i will be installing it so fast it would make a cheetah looks like a snail.

thanks

Re: office wont launch

PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 6:16 pm
by Admin-Amir
Hello witblits1970.

Did you open terminal and update/upgrade your system?
Did you have install back Ubuntu Tweak?
Did you have install back the flash player + Java?
Did you install back the MS fonts?
you have to remember that canonical close all the 3party as Default,
So open all back again,then you will have to delete from synaptic all the U.E repo's.
And add some back again.
Then see in synaptic what about open office,and install back all your packages.
Hop that you have follow the post of the upgrade from 2.3 to 9.10.
Then you wold understand that is not so small mess :?

Re: office wont launch

PostPosted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:06 pm
by Cell
Just run it in a terminal,and see what the error is...

Re: office wont launch

PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:54 am
by jai
Cell wrote:Just run it in a terminal,and see what the error is...

+1
First thing to do when encountering error/s.

Re: office wont launch

PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:11 pm
by witblits1970
jai wrote:
Cell wrote:Just run it in a terminal,and see what the error is...

+1
First thing to do when encountering error/s.

that would be ok if i knew how to do that?? :?

Re: office wont launch

PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 4:40 pm
by Uffe
Write this in terminal
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openoffice.org

Re: office wont launch

PostPosted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:00 pm
by Cell
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oowriter

I think it depends on which part of OO you want opened,but you can try this one.


edit:Uffe beat me to it.

Re: office wont launch

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 3:38 pm
by witblits1970
this is the error message i got when i did the terminal thing. :?

thanks

Re: office wont launch

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:01 pm
by Cell
Did you update to karmic?Just wondering cause sometimes it won't install lang. packages if you do.

You can just see if theres a OO english lang. package in synaptics.

Re: office wont launch

PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:11 pm
by witblits1970
i'll have a look for language packages and install them. yes i did the upgrade thing. sadly