Description: Installing LibreOffice_25.8.2_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz on Ubuntu 25.10 and run it prints the following error and terminates: ```text /opt/libreoffice25.8/program/javaldx: error while loading shared libraries: libxml2.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory /opt/libreoffice25.8/program/soffice.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libxml2.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory ``` It turns out that Ubuntu 25.10 ships a libxml2 library that is no longer compatible with the one that LibreOffice depend on since tdf#159502 is "fixed". See the following webpage for more info regarding the upstream breaking change: Release notes · libxml2 2.14.0 · Releases · GNOME / libxml2 · GitLab https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/releases?after=eyJyZWxlYXNlZF9hdCI6IjIwMjUtMDQtMDMgMTQ6Mzc6MzUuMDAwMDAwMDAwICswMDAwIiwiaWQiOiI1NzAxIn0#major-changes Steps to Reproduce: 1. Download LibreOffice_25.8.2_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz 2. Install LibreOffice_25.8.2_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz 3. Run the `libreoffice25.8` in the terminal Actual Results: No crash. Expected Results: Crash. Reproducible: Always User Profile Reset: Yes Additional Info: Reproduced on LibreOffice_25.8.2_Linux_x86-64_deb.tar.gz on Ubuntu 25.10
For the record, the SONAME breaking change is libxml2.so.2 → libxml2.so.16.
Michael Stahl committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/8e52bae5c42f28eeb57944b21d0d7a80d701f844 tdf#169314 configure: default to --without-system-libxml (Linux) It will be available in 26.2.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.
I haven't been able to file a bug report because I don't know the reason why it doesn't start. Currently it is Kubuntu 25.10 and could be started with the following versions: [2025-11-13] Version: 26.2.0.0.alpha0+ (X86_64) / LibreOffice Community Build ID: d2def868cb3ac5a7e538a911e83d7d907a2ec794 CPU threads: 2; OS: Linux 6.17; UI render: default; VCL: kf5 (cairo+wayland) Locale: ja-JP (ja_JP.UTF-8); UI: en-US Calc: threaded
Michael Stahl committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "libreoffice-25-8": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/9aed505475b5ce85c9cd6c1baaec4c70d0cb6cc0 tdf#169314 configure: default to --without-system-libxml (Linux) It will be available in 25.8.4. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.