Public bug reported: Attempting to open a Word .doc or PPT file fails. Document just has a jumble of characters in Writer. In Impress opening a PPT pops up an ascii input filter dialogue. I've tried many files on the two computers I have running 12.10 with no success.
This appears to be a known issue with this version of LibreOffice with current versions not suffering this bug. https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53883 Please fix soon! It's not helping my business and, tempting as it might seem, it won't solve your bug #1. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: libreoffice-core 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Dec 7 11:00:29 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-06 (183 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: libreoffice UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (48 days ago) ** Affects: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1087647 Title: Can't open any Microsoft Office files, including Word or Powerpoint To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1087647/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
