Bug 98556 - Reports docx files as corrupt if a writer is not installed.
Summary: Reports docx files as corrupt if a writer is not installed.
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version:
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4.4.7.2 release
Hardware: x86-64 (AMD64) Linux (All)
: medium normal
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Blocks: Error-Messages Desktop-Integration
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Reported: 2016-03-09 15:29 UTC by Matt
Modified: 2022-12-19 03:18 UTC (History)
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Description Matt 2016-03-09 15:29:23 UTC
When I tried to open docx files they were being reported by a libreoffice dialog as corrupt. LibreOffice would offer to repair the file, but it would always fail. The actual problem was that I only had libre office calc installed.

It would be a better error/warning if the file was not determined to be corrupt, but instead libreoffice reported components are missing.
Comment 1 Buovjaga 2016-03-09 19:23:35 UTC
Well, maybe it was still possible in version 4.4 to "remove" applications in the Windows installer, but it is not possible anymore.
You didn't define an operating system - were you using Windows?
Comment 2 Matt 2016-03-09 19:32:12 UTC
(In reply to Buovjaga from comment #1)
> Well, maybe it was still possible in version 4.4 to "remove" applications in
> the Windows installer, but it is not possible anymore.
> You didn't define an operating system - were you using Windows?

No I am using fedora, sorry I didn't define it before.
Comment 3 Buovjaga 2016-03-13 12:55:06 UTC
Is it possible for you to try with 5.1.1? Or does it even allow to install the applications separately?
Comment 4 Matt 2016-03-13 22:24:22 UTC
(In reply to Buovjaga from comment #3)
> Is it possible for you to try with 5.1.1? Or does it even allow to install
> the applications separately?

I do not know how to install it separately if it is possible. Right now fedora lets me install individual components. I only have calc and writer installed. It looks like the rpm from the site will install everything.
Comment 5 Aron Budea 2016-05-08 00:00:29 UTC
Buovjaga, I could reproduce this in Ubuntu 15.10, which also has LO components installed separately (5.0.5.2). I removed these two packages: libreoffice-writer libreoffice-help-en-us.

As far as I can see the practice is the same in 16.04, separate packages per components: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/xenial/+package/libreoffice
Comment 6 Buovjaga 2016-05-08 08:34:17 UTC
NEW per comment 5.
Comment 7 QA Administrators 2017-05-22 13:40:31 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 8 QA Administrators 2020-12-18 03:51:17 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 9 QA Administrators 2022-12-19 03:18:32 UTC
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