On Sat, 1 Aug 2026 13:04:03 +0100 Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thank you for the below reply. > > I will try these options out and report back when completed, but real life > always gets in the way!. > > Rory I tried your option (3), downloading execstack from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/prelink/execstack_0.0.20131005-1.1_amd64.deb installing it, then executing sudo execstack -c /opt/openoffice4/program/libraptor2.so.0 as you suggested OpenOffice 4.1.16 now opens files in Writer without any general error. Many thanks. I have not yet tried this fix on MXLinux - will do so later. Rory > On Sat, 1 Aug 2026 13:45:50 +0200 > Arrigo Marchiori <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello Rory, > > > > On Sat, Aug 01, 2026 at 11:43:19AM +0100, Rory O'Farrell wrote: > > > > > Is anyone using Xubuntu 26.04, or any of the linux versions based on > > > that? > > > > > > I have tried OpenOffice 4.1.16 on two machines, one using Xubuntu 26.04 > > > (64 bit) > > > and the other using Xubuntu 26.04 minimal. On opening a Writer file I > > > get a "General error", then the file opens. On closing a modified file > > > I may get another General error; these show up as segmentation faults in > > > the logs. > > > > There is an issue with SELinux, that is enabled by default on some > > distributions. > > > > You can also check this long thread: > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/2y50cgsjcy7l9shm06yt7p8w2s021d6m > > > > The issue was fixed with pull request #483, this means that the next > > version will not be affected. > > > > There are many possible workarounds to this issue: > > > > 1- disable SELinux; > > > > 2- mark the OpenOffice executable as requiring executable stack > > (you need to compile the execstack program, that is most probably > > not available in your distro repository) > > https://lists.apache.org/thread/sg5trgwvj01n92yv904z20k2398jzzll > > $ sudo execstack -s /opt/openoffice4/program/soffice.bin > > > > 3- mark file /opt/openoffice4/program/libraptor2.so.0 to not require > > executable stack > > $ sudo execstack -c /opt/openoffice4/program/libraptor2.so.0 > > > > The safest choice should be 3- but I did not test it yet. > > > > I hope this helps. > > > > Best regards, > > -- > > Arrigo > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > -- > Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > -- Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
