Fixed, the config folder for openoffice in my home dir had the wrong permission, a delete of the folder ~/.openoffice.org2/ fixed the problem
** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released -- [Java framework] problem and Unknown error forking main binary https://launchpad.net/bugs/55945 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs