libreoffice writer freezes in ubunt 12.04

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#1

Hi all,
Thank you all for your inputs. I could solve the problem just by installing
gnome-desktop. I tried re-installing libreoffice. With ubuntu unity, ubuntu
2D. The problem persists.

I installed gnome-desktop and now i am able to use the office or
highlighting or font changes without any problem. I could conclude that it
is the problem with the desktop (for a reason that i dnt understand) and
not the libreoffice.

Bala

#2

I had not been able to install Ubuntu's "gnome-desktop" on my clean install of 12.04 or test of 13.04. I keep getting errors about file not found that were needed for the install.

I use MATE since it is closest to GNOME 2.x that was installed with Ubuntu 10.04LTS. I do not like Unity or similar desktop environments. I have not been able to install Cinnamon desktop on any 12.04/13.05 test system though, but it is another desktop environment that is a good GNOME substitute, if you like what Ubuntu had before Unity came along.

I always use the LO web site version of LO and not any PPA or Ubuntu repository version of LO. I believe that the repository for 12.04LTS is still using version 3.5.x or 3.6.x. I prefer to go to download the latest version of LO and not wait for the repository to get it, which does not happen anyways now.

#3

Hi :slight_smile:
Yes, on 12.04 i am still on 3.5.7 and i think this machine has the
default Ubuntu-ised version from the repos.
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#4

Hi :slight_smile:
Blimey!! That sounds quite extreme!! 'Just' uninstalling the DE is
quite a major undertaking isn't it? Switching to a new one and
leaving the existing one intact is fairly easy but i guess that
wouldn't have solved it.

Huge congrats on solving that!!! :slight_smile:
Regards from
Tom :slight_smile:

#5

I just add MATE to Ubuntu, using the instructions on MATE's download/install pages. Takes a few commands in Terminal, but the downloading and install of them can take some time, depending on the connection speed and the speed of the computer.

I hate Unity, but I sometimes log into that DE instead of MATE, but rarely now. In a few months Ubuntu 14.04LTS will be out. Then I will be doing a new install of "everything" instead of a upgrade cycle to 14.04LTS from 12.04LTS. It works better in the long run to do the clean install, as long as you have a good set of backup files. I have 3 drives internal and 3 more as USB backups. So it matches and will be easy[er] than the last time I switched LTS versions.