Update: attempting to open a .odt on a remote linux share using sftp (so not using samba) will result in the SAME ERROR. The .desktop sed hack does NOT solve the problem in this regard. So, from what I know there is no workaround for Ubuntu 12.04.3 to open .odf files on sftp shares.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to glib2.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1214352 Title: GUINT32/64_SWAP_LE_BE macros do not enclose val argument in parentheses Status in LibreOffice Productivity Suite: Confirmed Status in The "G" Library - GLib: Fix Released Status in “glib2.0” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: On 12.04 LTS precise GUINT32/64_SWAP_LE_BE macros do not enclose val argument in parentheses, causing trouble down the stack in gvfs and LibreOffice (and possibly in lots of obscure bugs elsewhere). There is a patch available, but as this touches the header, it needs a full recompile of rdepends. see: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/devel/2013-March/180302.html ff. for details To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/df-libreoffice/+bug/1214352/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp