Still current as of 12.10: the /etc/mailcap file contains the wrong entries.
The string "-no-oosplash" should be replaced with "--nologo" then everything works. Version and status of relevant packages: $ env LC_ALL=C dpkg -l libreoffice* | egrep ^i ii libreoffice-base-core 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 office productivity suite -- shared library ii libreoffice-calc 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 office productivity suite -- spreadsheet ii libreoffice-common 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 all office productivity suite -- arch-independent files ii libreoffice-core 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 office productivity suite -- arch-dependent files ii libreoffice-draw 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 office productivity suite -- drawing ii libreoffice-emailmerge 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 all office productivity suite -- email mail merge ii libreoffice-gnome 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 office productivity suite -- GNOME integration ii libreoffice-gtk 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 office productivity suite -- GTK+ integration ii libreoffice-help-en-gb 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 all office productivity suite -- English_british help ii libreoffice-help-en-us 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 all office productivity suite -- English_american help ii libreoffice-help-it 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 all office productivity suite -- Italian help ii libreoffice-impress 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 office productivity suite -- presentation ii libreoffice-l10n-en-gb 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 all office productivity suite -- English_british language package ii libreoffice-l10n-en-za 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 all office productivity suite -- English_southafrican language package ii libreoffice-l10n-it 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 all office productivity suite -- Italian language package ii libreoffice-math 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 office productivity suite -- equation editor ii libreoffice-ogltrans 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 LibreOffice Impress extension for transitions using OpenGL ii libreoffice-pdfimport 1.0.6+LibO3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 LibreOffice extension for importing PDF documents ii libreoffice-presentation-minimizer 1.0.4+LibO3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 LibreOffice extension for size-efficient presentations ii libreoffice-presenter-console 1.1.1+LibO3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 LibreOffice Impress extension for a separate presenter's console ii libreoffice-style-human 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 all office productivity suite -- Human symbol style ii libreoffice-style-tango 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 all office productivity suite -- Tango symbol style ii libreoffice-writer 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 amd64 office productivity suite -- word processor -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/506399 Title: [i686] soffice crashes when called from mutt (using mailcap entry) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/506399/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs