Ubuntu + Libreoffice issue

[Istimsak Abdulbasir]

Well, the problem is not with java. At least that is not the error our
friend was experiencing.
On Mar 21, 2015 6:42 PM, "Tommy Trussell" <tommy.trussell at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Sat, Mar 21, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> On 20 March 2015 at 05:49, Tommy Trussell <tommy.trussell at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > The Java Runtime error is almost certainly a red herring because I got
>> the
>> > same error opening an empty document.
>>
>>
>> You need a working JVM for LibreOffice. File import/export filters are
>> one of the components written in Java, I believe.
>>
>> Install a JVM -- IcedTea 8 should be fine -- and reboot and try again.
>>
>>
> hmmmmm... I don't know why it doesn't get installed. Fortunately I haven't
> run into a situation where something java-dependent is broken in quite
> awhile. I remember seeing errors with database links / mail merges (which I
> don't do a whole lot).
>
> The only reason I saw the error at all was because I launched lowriter
> from a terminal.  Maybe Ubuntu tweaks their packages to reduce the need for
> Java?
>
> OH and in 14.04 there doesn't seem to be IcedTea 8 -- the two offered are
> 6 and 7...
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