Install Apache OpenOffice 4.1.2 on Fedora 24/23, CentOS/RHEL 7.2/6.8 - Comment Page: 1

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    1. […] Read the rest here:  Howto Install OpenOffice.org 3.2 on Fedora 12, CentOS 5.4, Red Hat … […]

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    2. Funny. After having the ure issue and reinstalling, I now get “no suitable windowing system found, exiting.” I begin to understand why I switched from Ubuntu…

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      • It sounds like a problem with SELinux.

        Check /var/log/messages file and try to find something OpenOffice related errors, like example following:

        
        SELinux is preventing /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice.bin from loading /opt/openoffice.org3/program/[something] which requires text relocation.
        

        And post errors here.

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    3. Thanks a lot for the write-up. This saved me from despair as i was having problems installing it and i ran into the dreaded message “jre-1.6.0_18-fcs.i586 is already installed” and couldn’t move forward. I got it fixed and installed after coming across your web page. Thanks again! :)

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    4. Hi, I followed the instructions and the installation ran smooth on my Fedora
      12 x86_64. However, trying to run ‘soffice’ or ‘openoffice.org3’ for the first
      time, right at the welcome window the program crashes at the “User Name” step.
      Since this phase is never completed because of this crash, every time I try to
      run oppenoffice this damn window appears again, and so I am totally unable to
      run any openoffice program! The error message Konsole gives me is:

      /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice: line 131: 3148 Segmentation fault (core dumped) “$sd_prog/$sd_binary” “[email protected]

      Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance :)

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    5. Hi Anderson,

      I found a bug report about same problem here. Looks like this bug is not solved yet, but one thing what you could try is remove old .openoffice.org profile directory with command:

      
      mv ~/.openoffice.org ~/.openoffice.org.bak
      
      ## Then try start openoffice again ##
      /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice
      

      Another possible option if you are using KDE is following:

      
      export OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome
      /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice
      

      And yet another possible option is try to install OpenOffice.org 3.2 from rawhide repository, maybe it works for you. You can try to install it with following command (as root):

      
      yum --enablerepo=rawhide install openoffice*
      
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      • YEAH!!

        I tried the second option and it worked wonderfully!

        Thank you so much! I was trying to avoid downloading openoffice from repos
        since it would automatically download tons of fedora’s java packages as dependencies (I prefer sun’s java sdk ;) Thanks again!

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        • You’re welcome!

          Nice to hear that you got Open Office 3.2 working! :)

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          • Thx JR, had the same problem and fixed it by solution number 1 :)

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      • Hi,
        I had the same problem like Anderson.

        Like solution I tried the second option and OOo start successfully.

        But when I end work in Writer or Calc, appears window “The KDE Crash Handler” with next error
        Executable: soffice.bin PID: 6372 Signal: 11 (Segmentation fault).

        Can you help me please? Thanks in advance…

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        • Hi Michell,

          Could you get a more accurate error message, for example, open the Open Office on the command line? Or view the entire error message in the KDE Crash Handler?

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      • Thanks so much JR I had same problem and I have fixed it with solution #2.

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    6. Hi JR,
      there is “Developer Information” from KDE Crash Handler:

      Application: unknown (soffice.bin), signal: Segmentation fault
      [Current thread is 1 (Thread 0xb6a526c0 (LWP 2714))]

      Thread 5 (Thread 0x1ba0b70 (LWP 2715)):
      #0 0x00353416 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
      #1 0x07353f72 in [email protected]@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
      #2 0x01114884 in [email protected]@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/libc.so.6
      #3 0x00b5b87b in ?? () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/ure-link/lib/libuno_sal.so.3
      #4 0x00cd7cf4 in _pthread_cleanup_pop () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/ure-link/lib/libuno_sal.so.3
      #5 0x00cd7b94 in _pthread_cleanup_pop () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/ure-link/lib/libuno_sal.so.3
      #6 0x01ba037c in ?? ()
      #7 0x00000000 in ?? ()

      Thread 4 (Thread 0xb5839b70 (LWP 2716)):
      #0 0x00353416 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
      #1 0x07353f72 in [email protected]@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
      #2 0x01114884 in [email protected]@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/libc.so.6
      #3 0x00b35e84 in osl_waitCondition () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/ure-link/lib/libuno_sal.so.3
      #4 0x0078e916 in vos::OCondition::wait(TimeValue const*) () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/program/libvos3gcc3.so
      #5 0x00795365 in vos::OTimerManager::run() () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/program/libvos3gcc3.so
      #6 0x00793154 in vos::threadWorkerFunction_impl(void*) () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/program/libvos3gcc3.so
      #7 0x00b390e2 in ?? () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/ure-link/lib/libuno_sal.so.3
      #8 0xb586966c in ?? ()
      #9 0x00000000 in ?? ()

      Thread 3 (Thread 0xb1c6bb70 (LWP 2723)):
      #0 0x00353416 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
      #1 0x07353f72 in [email protected]@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
      #2 0x01114884 in [email protected]@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/libc.so.6
      #3 0x00b35e84 in osl_waitCondition () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/ure-link/lib/libuno_sal.so.3
      #4 0x034f3b41 in osl_readFile () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/program/updchk.uno.so
      #5 0x034f4539 in ?? () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/program/updchk.uno.so
      #6 0x034f0e88 in osl_readFile () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/program/updchk.uno.so
      #7 0x00b390e2 in ?? () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/ure-link/lib/libuno_sal.so.3
      #8 0xb1d2856c in ?? ()
      #9 0x00000000 in ?? ()

      Thread 2 (Thread 0xb126ab70 (LWP 2724)):
      #0 0x00353416 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
      #1 0x010c67b6 in nanosleep () from /lib/libc.so.6
      #2 0x00b38e08 in osl_waitThread () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/ure-link/lib/libuno_sal.so.3
      #3 0x02f859bf in ?? () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/program/liboooimprovementli.so
      #4 0x02f8627c in ?? () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/program/liboooimprovementli.so
      #5 0x00b390e2 in ?? () from /opt/openoffice.org3/program/../basis-link/ure-link/lib/libuno_sal.so.3
      #6 0xb1c8eb28 in ?? ()
      #7 0x00000000 in ?? ()

      Thread 1 (Thread 0xb6a526c0 (LWP 2714)):
      [KCrash Handler]
      #6 0x009bd1ca in _dl_relocate_object () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
      #7 0x009c4a66 in dl_open_worker () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
      #8 0x009c0506 in _dl_catch_error () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
      #9 0x009c43e3 in _dl_open () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
      #10 0x01142372 in do_dlopen () from /lib/libc.so.6
      #11 0x009c0506 in _dl_catch_error () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
      #12 0x01142535 in __libc_dlopen_mode () from /lib/libc.so.6
      #13 0x0111b7c8 in init () from /lib/libc.so.6
      #14 0x07355160 in pthread_once () from /lib/libpthread.so.0
      #15 0x0111b9b5 in backtrace () from /lib/libc.so.6
      #16 0x03731966 in kdBacktrace(int) () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.4
      #17 0x03731cab in kdBacktrace() () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.4
      #18 0x037321c9 in KIconLoader::~KIconLoader() () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.4
      #19 0x03783ade in KInstance::~KInstance() () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.4
      #20 0x0378417c in KApplication::~KApplication() () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.4
      #21 0x006ba890 in ?? () from /opt/openoffice.org/basis3.2/program/libvclplug_kdeli.so
      #22 0xb67d0008 in ?? ()
      #23 0x0804a9c4 in std::set_new_handler(void (*)()) ()
      #24 0xbfbaef68 in ?? ()
      #25 0x006ba873 in ?? () from /opt/openoffice.org/basis3.2/program/libvclplug_kdeli.so
      #26 0x006c15e4 in XFreeGC () from /opt/openoffice.org/basis3.2/program/libvclplug_kdeli.so
      #27 0xb6a16d28 in ?? ()
      #28 0xbfbaef88 in ?? ()
      #29 0x006ba110 in ?? () from /opt/openoffice.org/basis3.2/program/libvclplug_kdeli.so
      #30 0xb67d0008 in ?? ()
      #31 0x006c15e4 in XFreeGC () from /opt/openoffice.org/basis3.2/program/libvclplug_kdeli.so
      #32 0xbfbaef88 in ?? ()
      #33 0x006ba0ef in ?? () from /opt/openoffice.org/basis3.2/program/libvclplug_kdeli.so
      #34 0xb677f00c in ?? ()
      #35 0x083d33b6 in ?? ()
      #36 0x009d0fc4 in free () from /lib/ld-linux.so.2
      #37 0x06823a0c in rtl_createUnicodeToTextConverter () from /opt/openoffice.org/basis3.2/program/libvclplug_genli.so
      #38 0xb6a16d28 in ?? ()
      #39 0xb6a16d28 in ?? ()
      #40 0xbfbaefa8 in ?? ()
      #41 0x067e9488 in X11SalData::DeleteDisplay() () from /opt/openoffice.org/basis3.2/program/libvclplug_genli.so
      Backtrace stopped: previous frame inner to this frame (corrupt stack?)

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    7. And, when I start it from command line, I will get this error:

      /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice
      /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice: line 131: 2807 Segmentation fault (core dumped) “$sd_prog/$sd_binary” “[email protected]

      But in my .bash_profile file I have insered this line > export OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome

      When I run export OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome from command line before I run /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice, I get only warning message: ** (soffice:2926): WARNING **: unable to get gail version number
      And OOo starts good, but this isn’t comfortable solution :-(

      Thanks
      Michell

      PS: sorry for my English :-)

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      • This sounds very strange, that export OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome line directly from the command-line works, but not from the .bash_profile file. One thing, what you can try is following, print the contents of OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP variable on the command line, after you’ve logged in, with following command:

        
        echo $OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP
        

        Is this just empty or gnome?

        You can also try the following options.

        1. Add same thing on two lines at the end of .bash_profile file:

        
        OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome
        export OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP
        

        2. Another option is to add the following lines at the end of /etc/profile file:

        
        OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome
        export OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP
        

        3. And last option is simply do simple bash script which handle the OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP variable export and starts openoffice.
        Create example following /usr/local/bin/oowriter file as root with following content:

        
        #!/bin/bash
        export OOO_FORCE_DESKTOP=gnome
        /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice -writer
        

        Save file and make it executable:

        
        chmod +x /usr/local/bin/oowriter
        

        And make needed scripts same way for Calc, Presentation, Math, Database and so on.

        Finally edit all shortcuts to use your new scripts.

        Perhaps these instructions were helpful to you? :)

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        • Yeah, it’s perfect. Now it runs without any errors.

          Thank you very much.

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    8. Thank you so much for the installation instructions and the comments that others have posted here. I followed all of them and openoffice 3.2 installed fine. The only issue I saw was when it installed the redhat-menus rpm, it says that gtk-update-icon-cache is missing due to which it is unable to perform a few activities. However, that does not stop the installation nor does it crash openoffice. I believe this might be because I am using only KDE and no gnome at all.

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    9. Hi,

      I’m using Fedora 12 and I’ve tried installing the RPMs in the terminal and also using the ./setup approach. Everything seems to check out okay in that the Office menu gets populated with the various OpenOffice applications such as Base, Calc, Writer, and so forth, but if I click on any of them, nothing happens at all I then tried and run the openoffice.org3 command in the terminal and get this error:

      /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstlport_gcc.so: cannot enable executable stack as shared object requires: Permission denied

      I checked the OO mailing list from one of the google search results for the error but its way over my head. It’s been a while since I used Fedora; I could have sworn the last time I tried it a few years back, OO was preinstalled even. Oh well, I’m guessing this is due to some newbie mistake I must have made.

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    10. Hi again,

      OK I got it working (I think) thanks to this excellent work by the person who authored this post!:

      http://www.vildev.ewil.pl/?method=get_news&id=16

      Basically, the problem was due to some SELinux/permissions issue. You have to make a series of execstack commands (adjust the location of the files depending on your own system’s open office installation).

      execstack -c /opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libstlport_gcc.so
      execstack -c /opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libgcc_s.so.1
      execstack -c /opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libstlport_g
      execstack -c /opt/openoffice.org/ure/lib/libstdc++.so.6

      Now Open Office seems to finally open and run correctly. But I have not tested everything to make sure. The author of the post I linked to seems to hint about another error that he or she ran into after doing the above. I hope this will help anyone else who runs into the issue.

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    11. Thank you very much! It was really helpful. My OpenOffice is now running without a problem.

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    12. thanx.. dear

      i solve my problem of OO0 3.2.1 installation on fedora live13 Kde addition.

      once again thankyou very much.

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    13. Looks like this problem is very persistent, for though this page has gotten old, it was very useful to me. Thanks!

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    14. Hi, thanks for your description.It works but onlu when i start in console:
      /opt/ooo-dev3/program/soffice.bin
      You said : “Or create own icons and add Gnome menu.”
      But , i even don`t know how.
      My destop is LXDE on Fedora 13,

      Thanks in advance!

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      • Hi ljbomir,

        LXDE uses following .desktop files, so add like following content:

        [Desktop Entry]
        Type=Application
        Encoding=UTF-8
        Name=OpenOffice.org 3.3.0
        Comment=
        Exec=/opt/ooo-dev3/program/soffice.bin
        Icon=openofficeorg3
        Categories=Application;Office
        

        to /usr/share/applications/openoffice.desktop (system wide) or ~/.local/share/openoffice.desktop (per user)

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        • Hi again:)
          —————————–
          authconfig.desktop
          defaults.list
          exo-preferred-applications.desktop
          fedora-abiword.desktop
          fedora-abrt.desktop
          fedora-asunder.desktop
          fedora-epdfview.desktop
          fedora-etherape.desktop
          fedora-flumotion-admin.desktop
          fedora-galculator.desktop
          fedora-gnomebaker.desktop
          fedora-gpicview.desktop
          fedora-gvim.desktop
          fedora-im-chooser.desktop
          fedora-iok.desktop
          fedora-leafpad.desktop
          fedora-lxappearance.desktop
          fedora-lxtask.desktop
          fedora-lxterminal.desktop
          fedora-mtpaint.desktop
          fedora-obconf.desktop
          fedora-parcellite.desktop
          fedora-pcmanfm.desktop
          fedora-qjackctl.desktop
          fedora-release-notes.desktop
          fedora-xarchiver.desktop
          fedora-xpad.desktop
          fedora-yumex.desktop
          gigolo.desktop
          gmixer.desktop
          gnome-about.desktop
          gnome-about-me.desktop
          gnome-appearance-properties.desktop
          gnome-at-properties.desktop
          gnomecc.desktop
          gnome-default-applications.desktop
          gnome-display-properties.desktop
          gnome-font-viewer.desktop
          gnome-keybinding.desktop
          gnome-keyboard.desktop
          gnome-nautilus-autorun-software.desktop
          gnome-nautilus-computer.desktop
          gnome-nautilus.desktop
          gnome-nautilus-file-management-properties.desktop
          gnome-nautilus-folder-handler.desktop
          gnome-nautilus-home.desktop
          gnome-network-properties.desktop
          gnome-network-scheme.desktop
          gnome-settings-mouse.desktop
          gnome-theme-installer.desktop
          gpointing-device-settings.desktop
          guitarix.desktop
          ibus.desktop
          ibus-setup.desktop
          jack_capture.desktop
          kde
          kde4
          krb5-auth-dialog-preferences.desktop
          libfm-pref-apps.desktop
          lingot.desktop
          lxde-desktop-preferences.desktop
          lxde-lock-screen.desktop
          lxde-logout.desktop
          lxinput.desktop
          lxrandr.desktop
          lxsession-edit.desktop
          metacity.desktop
          mimeinfo.cache
          mozilla-firefox.desktop
          mozilla-thunderbird.desktop
          nm-connection-editor.desktop
          openbox.desktop
          qBittorrent.desktop
          qt4-qtconfig.desktop
          redhat-userinfo.desktop
          redhat-usermount.desktop
          redhat-userpasswd.desktop
          remmina.desktop
          setroubleshoot.desktop
          skype.desktop
          sun_java.desktop
          sun-java.desktop
          sun-javaws.desktop
          system-config-date.desktop
          system-config-firewall.desktop
          system-config-language.desktop
          system-config-services.desktop
          system-config-users.desktop
          vlc.desktop
          xfce4-im-chooser.desktop
          xfce4-panel-manager.desktop
          xfce4-power-manager-settings.desktop
          ————————————————–
          This are my files in directory :/usr/share/applications.
          I don’t see any openoffice.desktop file there …or should i create it ?
          The same situation is in the /usr/local/share/applications.

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          • Yes I meant that the openoffice.desktop file(s) should create from scratch.

            OpenOffice.org 3.3 is still beta, so therefore it is still missing desktop integration.

            But I just checked OpenOffice.org 3.3.0 files more specific and easy way to get launchers work is following:

            
            cd ~/.local/share/applications/
            
            ## Create new dir, later it's easier remove,
            ## when OpenOffice gets working desktop integration
            mkdir OOO330
            cd OOO330
            
            ## Copy all desktop files, not last dot
            cp /opt/ooo-dev3/share/xdg/*.desktop .
            
            ## Replace Exec commands from all .desktop files using sed
            sed -i 's/Exec=ooo-dev3/Exec=\/opt\/ooo-dev3\/program\/soffice.bin/g' *.desktop
            

            Then check menu, launchers should be under Office section. Currently without icons, but should work.

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            • Hi JR,
              Many thanks for helping, but still not wokring.
              I made every step you described include creating and editing a file to
              /usr/share/applications/openoffice.desktop.

              Under office section i have only Abiword.
              And i have a .xls file on my desktop and i can not open it dyrectly.
              Before i installed version 3.2 (by yum extender), i had all office programs in the menu but only writer and impress were working. Other two wich are : calc and draw was not.

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              • If you do exactly following:

                
                cd ~/.local/share/applications/
                 
                ## Create new dir, later it's easier remove,
                ## when OpenOffice gets working desktop integration
                mkdir OOO330
                cd OOO330
                 
                ## Copy all desktop files, not last dot
                cp /opt/ooo-dev3/share/xdg/*.desktop .
                 
                ## Replace Exec commands from all .desktop files using sed
                sed -i 's/Exec=ooo-dev3/Exec=\/opt\/ooo-dev3\/program\/soffice.bin/g' *.desktop
                

                Then you should have following directory:
                ~/.local/share/applications/OOO330
                with following files:

                
                ls ~/.local/share/applications/OOO330
                base.desktop  impress.desktop     printeradmin.desktop  test-base.desktop
                calc.desktop  javafilter.desktop  qstart.desktop        writer.desktop
                draw.desktop  math.desktop        startcenter.desktop
                

                And I just tested this with LXDE and it looks like working. I have OOo-dev 3.3 (OOo-dev 3.3 Base, OOo-dev 3.3 Calc, OOo-dev 3.3 Draw, OOo-dev 3.3 Impress, OOo-dev 3.3 Math, OOo-dev 3.3 Printer Administration, OOo-dev 3.3 Writer) launchers under Office menu.

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                • While i was installing a new drivers of NVIDIA, i made a reboot and
                  after that all those (OOo-dev 3.3 Base, OOo-dev 3.3 Calc, OOo-dev 3.3 Draw, OOo-dev 3.3 Impress, OOo-dev 3.3 Math, OOo-dev 3.3 Printer Administration) appeared in the office menu!!!! But now i have a new message when i try to open in LXDE :
                  ——————————————————————-
                  The application cannot be started.
                  OOo-dev user installation could not be processed due to missing access rights. Please make sure that you have sufficient access rights for the following location and restart OOo-dev:

                  /home/ljbomir/.config/.ooo-dev/3
                  ————————————————————————
                  I tested in openbox desctop and it was working.

                  Reply
                  • I don’t know what about this message :

                    ———————————————————-
                    SELinux denied access requested by lxdm-binary. It is not expected that this
                    access is required by lxdm-binary and this access may signal an intrusion
                    attempt. It is also possible that the specific version or configuration of the
                    application is causing it to require additional access
                    ———————————————————————————
                    Does it reference to my problem ?

                    Reply
                    • Error sound strange, please post following information:

                      
                      ls -la /home/ljbomir/.config/.ooo-dev/
                      ## and
                      ls -la /home/ljbomir/.config/.ooo-dev/3
                      

                      It sounds like you just have wrong permission on ooo-dev directory for your user.

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                      • total 12
                        drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 4096 Aug 30 17:50 .
                        drwxrwxrwx. 37 ljbomir ljbomir 4096 Sep 1 18:46 ..
                        drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 4096 Sep 1 17:12 3

                        total 12
                        drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 4096 Sep 1 17:12 .
                        drwxr-xr-x. 3 root root 4096 Aug 30 17:50 ..
                        drwxr-xr-x. 17 root root 4096 Sep 1 17:12 user

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