Base not starting

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#1

When I click on Base, nothing happens. Also, there is no File/Base or
File/Database. What gives?

Dave,
Ubuntu 16.10 mate
LO 5.2.2

#2

Hi Dave,

When I click on Base, nothing happens. Also, there is no File/Base
or File/Database. What gives?

Dave, Ubuntu 16.10 mate LO 5.2.2

Where did you get LO from? Ubuntu repositories? Could be the
standard-installation doesen't install the packages for Base.

Another problem could be there isn't a JRE installed.

Regards

Robert

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#3

JRE is installed.

$ java -version
openjdk version "1.8.0_111"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build
1.8.0_111-8u111-b14-2ubuntu0.16.10.2-b14)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.111-b14, mixed mode)

LO was installed as part of the upgrade from a previous version where
Base was installed.

Dave,

#4

Hi:

I suggest this:

1) Load the menu Office-Base.
2) Drag and Drop the Icon-Menu Base to the desktop

The menu item "Base Database" is not drag and drop, so nothing happens.
None of the menu items are D & D.

Dave,

#5

Hi Dave,

LO was installed as part of the upgrade from a previous version
where Base was installed.

And? Have you had a look it has been installed? I have read the same
on a German Ubuntu-Forum: Base wouldn't be installed by default, but
could be choosen and nothing happens, if you click on the button.

Could be there has been run something wrong with the upgrade.

... and one hint: Please don't reply to my private mail-address. I
will get all mails twice then: One for the mailinglist and the other
for my private address.

Regards

Robert
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#6

Robert,

It appears that Base was not installed as part of the upgrade - odd!
So, my question is what components are needed? They are:
* Java runtime. Should not need as I have the 1.8 JDK, but...
* report-builder
* others?
Dave,

#7

Dave,

I had a tinker on my raspberry pi which runs a derivative of debian but not much joy. So no concrete proposals.

First suggestion then:

sudo apt-get install libreoffice*

This should attempt to install all the bits of LO you have not got (and flag any dependency issues)

You could try and install base only

sudo apt-get install libreoffice*base*

I am guessing at that command

You will not be allowed to proceed if there are dependency issues so I think these are worth a try.

Cheers

#8

Hi Dave,

It appears that Base was not installed as part of the upgrade -
odd! So, my question is what components are needed? They are: *
Java runtime. Should not need as I have the 1.8 JDK, but...

So it is installed. You could see this in LO > Tools > Options >
LibreOffice > Advanced.

* report-builder

Only needed if you wish to create reports. I would install this.

* others?

Nothing else but the Base-package.

Regards

Robert
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#9

Hi Dave,

It appears that Base was not installed as part of the upgrade - odd!

Ubuntu has a habit of not installing Base by default, even if you
upgrade your OS version...it is a user experience (UX) implementation
choice I have never understood, but hey...once bitten twice shy, and all
that...

So, my question is what components are needed? They are:
* Java runtime. Should not need as I have the 1.8 JDK, but...
* report-builder
* others?

You should have by now installed :

- libreoffice-base
- libreoffice-base-core.

Check that you also have the sdbc driver packages:

- libreoffice-base-drivers);
- libreoffice-sdbc-firebird;
- libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb;
- libreoffice-sdbc-postgresql;
- libreoffice-mysql-connector (native mysql/mariadb connector package).

For reports :
- libreoffice-report-builder;
- libreoffice-report-builder-bin.

Alex

#10

Thanks Alex!

Dave,