Public bug reported: I've been using libreoffice off and on for a few years. When I tried to use it today on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS system, it wouldn't come up. Clicking on the icons causes no action. Running "libreoffice" from the command line silently hangs (nothing is printed, but the process doesn't return). I can control-C it. I tried "apt-get remove libreaoffice" followed by "apt-get install libreoffice" to no avail. I tried renaming ~/.config/libreoffice to ~/.config/libreoffice-hang, but also to no avail.
I can run "libreoffice --version": $ libreoffice --version LibreOffice 5.1.6.2 10m0(Build:2) And if I try to run it without an X11 display set, it gives an error: $ libreoffice /usr/bin/libreoffice: 56: cd: can't cd to /afs/cs.uwm.edu/users/csfac/boyland/etc/dept/2018-05-25 No protocol specified Failed to open display No protocol specified /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin X11 error: Can't open display: Set DISPLAY environment variable, use -display option or check permissions of your X-Server (See "man X" resp. "man xhost" for details) But otherwise, I can't get any response: e.g. $ libreoffice -V -V [LONG WAIT] ^C ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: libreoffice 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-43.48~16.04.1-generic 4.13.16 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-43-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: openafs ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Jun 8 09:00:17 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-10 (148 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801) ProcEnviron: LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<set> TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1775857 Title: libreoffice hangs on startup To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1775857/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs