LibreOffice 5.0 is released

users
#1

... and we have a banner, please feel free to use it and share:
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/0/05/L05_webbanner.png
(announcement: http://blog.documentfoundation.org)

Cheers,

#2

Hi all:

  I like that L05 webbanner ! The message and design
are fine !

Regards,

Jorge Rodríguez

#3

Trying to install on Linux Mint 17.2 using the Deb download and I get this error when trying to open:
LibreOffice 5.0 - Fatal Error
The application cannot be started.
User installation could not be completed.

How do I fix that?

#4

2015-08-05 17:02 GMT+02:00 Gordon Burgess-Parker <gordonbp@mail.com <mailto:gordonbp@mail.com>>:

        ... and we have a banner, please feel free to use it and share:
        https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/images/0/05/L05_webbanner.png
        (announcement: http://blog.documentfoundation.org)

        Cheers,

    Trying to install on Linux Mint 17.2 using the Deb download and I
    get this error when trying to open:

Trying to open what? LibreOffice after installation completed or what?

That's correct. Install goes OK, get the error on launching.

    LibreOffice 5.0 - Fatal Error
    The application cannot be started.
    User installation could not be completed.

Did this happen when installing or when trying to open the program?

Trying to open.

    How do I fix that?

First we need to know exactly what happened. Exactly what did you download, from exactly where? How did you install it (clicking something or using a terminal)? Some details about your computer would also be appropriate I think, for instance to figure out if you selected the right package for your machine.

I downloaded the 64 bit Deb package from libreoffice.org, extracted all files, right-clicked in the Debs folder and chose "open with Terminal". I then issued the command
sudo dpkg -i *.deb

My computer is an Acer Aspire E3 112 64 bit with 120GB SSD and 4GB RAM

#5

OK - seems like there's a ppa up and running which solves this problem!

#6

I am having the same problem...

Gordon Burgess-Parker <gordonbp <at> mail.com> writes:

#7

Run the command
killall soffice
and install again.

#8

Hi :slight_smile:
For now probably best to go back to the "Still" branch rather than the
newer "Fresh" branch. So that'll be 4.something.something.

Are you using Ubuntu or an "Ubuntu clone" such as Mint? (i've never
thought it very fair to call such distros "clones" as they often feature
tons of extras to suit some other need and Mint is definitely fully fledged
even though it can still use the good stuff from Ubuntu).

If you are on Windows then we might need to try something else to find a
way around the problem.

Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#9

Hi :slight_smile:
Errr, obviously try Andreas' way first! On Linux, such as Ubuntu, you can
"kill" the background processes quite easily. Normally we try some other
way to stop them but Andreas' command is really elegant imo.
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile: