Setting QT_GRAPHICSENGINE=native before starting ooffice fixes this for me. There is a one-line patch on the OOo bugtracker which forces it to use the native graphicsengine. This should be quite high prio imho due to the new GUI in kubuntu where you can change graphicssystem and the simplicity of the fix.
** Changed in: openoffice.org (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/641353 Title: OpenOffice.org crashes on start -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs