Can Linux LIte OS be repaired

[Colin23erk]

Can Linux Lite OS be repaired without uninstalling etc
I have a problem with Open Office Writer etc. When Writer is opened the Program Flash screen shows briefly then nothing
[/size]The only reference I found was  https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+so...tion/60838
In spite of lots of help the only solution by the OP was to reinstall Ubuntu

I have tried Purging both LibreOffice and OpenOffice and reinstalled OpenOffice but the problem still occurs,
The same problem does not occur on another Linux-lite 2.6  installation  on another computer .

I would like to avoid having to install Linux-lite from scratch

Colin

[rokytnji]

I have tried Purging both LibreOffice and OpenOffice and reinstalled OpenOffice but the problem still occurs,

After uninstalling open office.

Code:

sudo updatedb

Wait for it to finish

Then run in terminal

Code:

locate openoffice

or

Code:

sudo find / -name openoffice

to look for any leftovers.

[Colin23erk]

Thanks
tried to reply but when I posted it it failed and I lost all my input


Giving up on trying to sort out Linux-lite problems - Going to Windows 10 which whilst its not problem free my experience so far has been ok apart from a few minor niggles

[Colin23erk]

Gave your idea a final try  -- problem still there

[nomko]

Sorry to say Colin, but when i read some posts of you it seems you're only busy breaking your system for unknown reasons.... Just like this example.

1) How did you purged LibreOffice (LO) and OpenOffice (OO)?
2) How did you installed OpenOffice?
3) Did you used Synaptic to remove LO and OO?

In a terminal you should have removed LO with this command:

Code:

sudo apt-get remove --purge libreoffice

Kep in mind there are always leftovers to find, i.e: library packages. Best is always to use Synaptic since Synaptic is a very powerfull GUI package manager.

[Colin23erk]

Hello

Thanks for replying .

unfortunately due to a bug in the forum the most important part of my post was reduced to such a very small size that it was like a few dots ( When Writer is opened the Program Flash screen shows briefly then nothing ) if enlarged becomes
[/size]---( When Writer is opened the Program Flash screen shows briefly then nothing ) I downloaded the DEB files directly from the OpenOffice web site and installed them using the default  "Open " which is Gdeb on Lite 2.6 . I have two Netbooks . I installed the same DEB Package on the oldest one first and Open Office worked  normally . When I used the same method on the second one I found that when I tried to use Open Office all I get is a quick view of the Office first screen after which all I see is nothing - Searching on line I only came across one person  who had asked for help to solve the same happening . After suggestions of what to try came to nothing he cured it by reinstalling his Linux .Sometimes a small error deep in software is not easily located and fixed and in those cases it is sensible to just reinstall the whole program or in his case the whole operating system.There is a "Repair" option in Windows that tries to overwrite Windows and so remove any errors that have crept in . I was asking if the same could be achieved with Linux Lite to save having to reinstall Lite and my installed Programs . I expected a No or Yes and how to do it . I was not asking for Help to resolve the problem with Office as it was too rare an event for others to have experienced .Since my post I have found out how good the Voice Type engine used by Google on an Android Phone that I am now using Google Docs . Its good for me because I never was good at spelling words .I had been wondering if the upgrade to Lite 2.8 might overwrite the error that causes Open Office not to work for me .Colin [size=medium]

[firenice03]

Welcome back Colin 
Couple things I'm seeing and just for clarification/explanation purposes....

Keeping to a GUI
I downloaded the "DEB" file which actually downloads a .tar.gz file and prompts to open with "archive manager" = similarly thinking as a zip file and winzip or similar program to extract..
Then with-in the extracted file there are 10 deb files when initiated will attempt to open with the "package installer" = they failed with errors "Dependency is not satisfiable" which under the input tab the message:

Code:

No lintian available - please install using sudo apt-get install lintian

So perhaps you were able to install but your missing a requirement (dependency) that is keeping OpenOffice from installing/opening - thus this dependency is available on the "other" Openoffice working system..

A couple other items I noticed:

Code:

sudo find / -name openoffice

you're aware this is only looking for FILES named "openoffice" and NOT OpenOffice, Open Office, oofice or liboffice as well as this will not find additional openoffice installed files (Think .DLL files in Windows)
Its not looking for applications just files in directories (unless that application explicitly uses that name in its file)

Your asking will 2.8 resolve your problem... That depends; if the issue lies with the application missing a dependency then NO, if MS Office is broke upgrading the OS from WinXP to Win7 won't resolve. Could a repairing "office" or upgrading office fix it, sure it might.. You can use Synaptic to "reinstall" or use -reinstall in the command line... Will this fix the problem if .Net or Silver-light needs installed? Possibly not...

Now lets say it is something buried in LL that is faulty will 2.8 fix... Depends on what the problem is if it lies in the kernel, no, the kernel isn't upgraded using the upgrade feature. If its something else then possibly...
I don't want you to get your hopes up on upgrading just to be in the same spot - I know how frustrating it is when you try for hours and days and its all for nothing...

Finding whats broke is the quickest way to fix the problem... The hardest part is finding the problem...
Think of this... You hear a clunk from the rear of your car.. You check the brakes, check for other faults in suspension is something rubbing/cycling incorrectly, wheel bearings smooth and greased. Ring and pinion in tolerance backlash okay... Its when the bowling ball is removed from the trunk does the noise finally stop.....

Remember when you're searching there are variations of Linux, ones problem may not be exactly yours (front wheel drive cars don't have a ring and pinion )  )But a similar bowling ball...

Perhaps you should re-evaluate the necessity of a secondary Office application...

I'll post some screenshots of the GUI's in hopes if you have a dependency issue - you can see where its point...

Please don't take my rant as condescending, I tried for informative yet familiar with some fun/witty... 

[firenice03]

So starting in the upper left; The download page  for OpenOffice "DEB" file..
Moving down the left - the tag.gz file has been downloaded in the Downloads folder..
Launching this file opens Archive Manager = window in the upper right. I extracted, to the desktop the (en-us) folder.
Next the middle window on the right are the contained DEB files within  /en-us/deb which when launched opens the Package Installer - next window down.
You'll notice I'm missing a dependency and its yelling at me - yours may not be as obvious...
But the tabs below may lend info to resolving - in my case install another application..

This may not be the end resolve for issue thou..
Good Luck!!

[Colin23erk]

3nd rewrite


Forum Post engine wipe Input if there is an Error but remembers error so it fails next try - Not fit for purpose
Not trying to Post from now on


Colin

[paul1149]

I had the same problem with LibreOffice on Lite 2.4 soon after I first installed. I solved it by deleting the LO user profile under the user/.config folder. Hasn't returned since.