I ran it as root, I got permission errors as a regular user. It still crashed though.
root@cheetah:~# libreoffice --calc --backtrace GNU gdb (Ubuntu 8.2-0ubuntu1) 8.2 Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying" and "show warranty" for details. This GDB was configured as "x86_64-linux-gnu". Type "show configuration" for configuration details. For bug reporting instructions, please see: <http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>. Find the GDB manual and other documentation resources online at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/documentation/>. For help, type "help". Type "apropos word" to search for commands related to "word"... Reading symbols from /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin...Reading symbols from /usr/lib/debug/.build-id/7b/a62316eeca8a9378bf71b85ac3ea091431cb66.debug...done. done. log will be saved as gdbtrace.log, this will take some time, patience... (soffice:31505): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: 15:23:45.048: g_object_get_data: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed (soffice:31505): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 15:23:45.099: g_dbus_proxy_new: assertion 'G_IS_DBUS_CONNECTION (connection)' failed (soffice:31505): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 15:23:45.099: g_dbus_proxy_new: assertion 'G_IS_DBUS_CONNECTION (connection)' failed (soffice:31505): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 15:23:45.099: g_dbus_proxy_new: assertion 'G_IS_DBUS_CONNECTION (connection)' failed (soffice:31505): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: 15:23:45.099: g_dbus_proxy_new: assertion 'G_IS_DBUS_CONNECTION (connection)' failed root@cheetah:~# ** Attachment added: "gdbtrace.log" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1804688/+attachment/5215748/+files/gdbtrace.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1804688 Title: libreoffice always crashes when I do this Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I reported the crash using ubuntu-bug and I think it uploaded the .crash but then did nothing after. Maybe it didn't upload. I put it here: http://lockie.ca/libreoffice/_usr_lib_libreoffice_program_soffice.bin.1000.crash The way to crash it is to open this file: http://lockie.ca/libreoffice/convertible_sofas 1. select the columns E to G 2. press control-c to copy them 3. observe the crash If you create a new calc document and try to copy 2 empty columns, it freezes but doesn't crash. Version: 6.1.2.1 Build ID: 1:6.1.2-0ubuntu1.1 CPU threads: 8; OS: Linux 4.18; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3_kde5; Locale: en-CA (en_CA.UTF-8); Calc: group threaded $ apt-cache policy libreoffice libreoffice: Installed: (none) Candidate: 1:6.1.2-0ubuntu1.1 Version table: 1:6.1.2-0ubuntu1.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic-updates/universe amd64 Packages 1:6.1.2-0ubuntu1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic/universe amd64 Packages ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: libreoffice (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-11.12-generic 4.18.12 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-11-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Nov 22 13:10:52 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-15 (7 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.2) SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1804688/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

