openoffice.org-* doesnt launch (edgy)

Bug #54590 reported by John Vivirito
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openoffice.org (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

openoffice in edgy wont launch. none of the apps for openoffice.org launch. trying to open from menus i never even get a start dialog and launching in terminal i get

gnomefreak@EdgyEft:~$ oowriter
fopen() failed.: No such file or directory
Segmentation fault
gnomefreak@EdgyEft:~$

thats writer itself but same error on any OOo app. i cant get a backtrace (assuming its a script is why.).

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote :
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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote :
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Allison Karlitskaya (desrt) wrote :

I get this too.

The problem is a missing /etc/openoffice/sofficerc file.

The correct contents of this file:

[Bootstrap]
Logo=1
ProgressBarColor=0,0,128
ProgressSize=-1,6
ProgressPosition=-1,-1

Creating the file with those contents fixes the problem for me.

Changed in openoffice.org:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Changed in openoffice.org:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
Changed in openoffice.org:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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