Public bug reported:
Installed Ubuntu on newly refurbished laptop. Had used Libre Office calc in
Linux Mint Cinnamon and in Windows without this problem.
I assign a background color into any cell and it does not show in the
spreadsheet. I then go into Print Preview and all the colors are visible.
Version: 26.2.4.2 (X86_64)
Build ID: 620(Build:2)
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 7.0; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: en-US (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Ubuntu package version: 4:26.2.4.2-0ubuntu0.26.04.2
Calc: threaded
# System Details Report
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## Report details
- **Date generated:** 2026-08-22 18:32:02
## Hardware Information:
- **Hardware Model:** Dell Inc. Latitude 7480
- **Memory:** 8.0 GiB
- **Processor:** Intel® Core™ i7-6600U × 4
- **Graphics:** Intel® HD Graphics 520 (SKL
GT2)
- **Disk Capacity:** 256.1 GB
## Software Information:
- **Firmware Version:** 1.41.3
- **OS Name:** Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- **OS Build:** (null)
- **OS Type:** 64-bit
- **GNOME Version:** 50
- **Windowing System:** Wayland
- **Kernel Version:** Linux 7.0.0-30-generic
** Affects: libreoffice (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: background color
** Attachment added: "non-confidential sample"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2164802/+attachment/5994247/+files/Screenshot%20From%202026-08-22%2018-57-44.png
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Calc:background colors in cells not visible but can be seen in
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