Phil Wyett, thank you for the requested information. If you uninstall libreoffice-gnome does it change anything?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265235 Title: General error dialog when trying to open or save ODT files Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: General error dialog when trying to open or save ODT files. Open any *.odt doc and you get a 'General Error' dialog box. If you Accept it the doc will appear. Trying to save results in a similar dialog box. This happens on new an old ODT files alike. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: libreoffice-writer 1:4.1.3-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.12.0-7.15-generic 3.12.4 Uname: Linux 3.12.0-7-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.7-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Tue Dec 31 20:49:59 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-31 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04 "Trusty Tahr" - Alpha amd64 (20131231) SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1265235/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp