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Title: libreoffice does no longer start with kernel 4.17
Post by: df8oe on 2018/07/19, 07:31:26

If I try to start on console it only outputs "ERROR 4 forking process" and that's all.


EDIT:
I have done some more investigations. It is not related to normal updates but to the installation of a new kernel. Until yesterday I used kernel "linux-image-4.16.9-towo.1-siduction-amd64". Yesterday I installed kernel "linux-image-4.17.7-towo.1-siduction-amd64" where this error is 100% reproduceable. Starting libreoffice using "exec /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin" does work so I do not think it is a problem which is directly related to libreoffice but to a bug in kernel or - more recent - to a "new security feature" of kernel to protect processes - and libreoffice start script traps into this new feature. Any ideas?




Best regards
DF8OE

Title: Re: libreoffice does no longer start with kernel 4.17
Post by: thebluesman on 2018/07/19, 18:44:09

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jan@rechenknecht:~$ uname -a
Linux rechenknecht 4.17.7-towo.1-siduction-amd64 #1 SMP siduction 4.17-18 (2018-07-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux
jan@rechenknecht:~$

No problems here.
LO works fine.

Title: Re: libreoffice does no longer start with kernel 4.17
Post by: df8oe on 2018/07/19, 19:15:38

I can do before/after check. If I boot 4.16 kernel, everything is working fine. If I boot 4.17 kernel, error is present. I do have four machines running Siduction - all the same behaviour. By chance? I cannot believe...


Best regards
DF8OE

Title: Re: libreoffice does no longer start with kernel 4.17
Post by: towo on 2018/07/19, 19:50:39

inxi -v3

Title: Re: libreoffice does no longer start with kernel 4.17
Post by: melmarker on 2018/07/19, 21:50:11

Starts for me™

Title: Re: libreoffice does no longer start with kernel 4.17
Post by: dibl on 2018/07/19, 22:10:10

Fully updated here, and I can't make LO fail to start, terminal or GUI.

Title: Re: libreoffice does no longer start with kernel 4.17
Post by: ReinerS on 2018/07/19, 22:22:27

Also just updated, no problem with LibreOffice.
regards
Reiner

Title: Re: libreoffice does no longer start with kernel 4.17
Post by: dibl on 2018/07/19, 22:44:12

I wonder if OP is using LO from debian repo or download?

Title: Re: libreoffice does no longer start with kernel 4.17
Post by: df8oe on 2018/07/20, 05:53:15

I am using LO from Debian Repo.


Interesting is: If I do not start "Libreoffice" but "LO Writer" - iz starts. And if writer was started first, Libreoffice starts with its generic icon, too. As long as I do not poweroff and on PC. If I first start LO with "generic starter", error comes up again and then is present on single starters (writer, calc, presenter) too.


Very very strange.


As I do know now that I should not start generic starter first I do have a workaround and keep watching that. I am not sure if GUI (I am using KDE) does not have influence, too.


Best regards
DF8OE

Title: Re: libreoffice does no longer start with kernel 4.17
Post by: kokurya on 2018/07/20, 10:10:55

Doesn't matter how I start it. It always works here.

Title: Re: libreoffice does no longer start with kernel 4.17
Post by: dibl on 2018/07/20, 12:33:49

Lot of discussion of this or a similar problem here:

https://github.com/netblue30/firejail/issues/1703

Title: Re: libreoffice does no longer start with kernel 4.17
Post by: DeepDayze on 2018/07/21, 04:02:52

I started LO Writer with lowriter in a console and it opens fine for me no error in console. Perhaps something awry with OP's config?


Even started it via firejail...no error there even.