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[SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

After an upgrade several days ago, libreoffice has broken. I've seen a few threads about this issue, but they offer no resolution.
I've removed and reinstalled libreoffice-common to no avail. My system is up to date otherwise.

Whenever libreoffice is run, it cannot open existing files or create new ones. The following error message is returned:
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Component cannot be loaded, possibly broken or incomplete installation.
Full error message:

loading component library failed: file:///usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../program/libswlo.so.
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The library /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libswlo.so exists.

EDIT: libreoffice-calc continues to work; the problem is very specific to libswlo.

Last edited by 01 (2013-09-14 20:22:05)

armandopk

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

Try search the file /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libswlo.s, make a backup and then delete it, next reinstall libreoffice.

karol

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

Try search the file /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libswlo.s, make a backup and then delete it, next reinstall libreoffice.

Since /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libswlo.so is provided by libreoffice-common, I don't see what are you trying to accomplish by reinstalling.

Edit: And OP wrote he already tried it.

Last edited by karol (2013-09-14 19:18:33)

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

Could you post the output of

ldd /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libswlo.so

Between [ code ] tags, please.

Last edited by WorMzy (2013-09-14 19:52:51)

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

ldd /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libswlo.so returns:

 	linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007fff48454000)
	/usr/lib/libswmhack.so.0.0 (0x00007f4179507000)
	libicuuc.so.51 => /usr/lib/libicuuc.so.51 (0x00007f4179171000)
	libxml2.so.2 => /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2 (0x00007f4178e09000)
	libavmedialo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libavmedialo.so (0x00007f4178bd5000)
	libbasegfxlo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libbasegfxlo.so (0x00007f4178925000)
	libcomphelper.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libcomphelper.so (0x00007f41785af000)
	libuno_cppu.so.3 => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../ure-link/lib/libuno_cppu.so.3 (0x00007f4178364000)
	libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3 => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../ure-link/lib/libuno_cppuhelpergcc3.so.3 (0x00007f4178065000)
	libdrawinglayerlo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libdrawinglayerlo.so (0x00007f4177d02000)
	libeditenglo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libeditenglo.so (0x00007f41778cf000)
	libi18nlangtag.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libi18nlangtag.so (0x00007f41776a1000)
	libi18nutil.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libi18nutil.so (0x00007f4177489000)
	liblnglo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/liblnglo.so (0x00007f41771f4000)
	libuno_sal.so.3 => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../ure-link/lib/libuno_sal.so.3 (0x00007f4176f9d000)
	libuno_salhelpergcc3.so.3 => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../ure-link/lib/libuno_salhelpergcc3.so.3 (0x00007f4176d95000)
	libsaxlo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libsaxlo.so (0x00007f4176b79000)
	libsblo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libsblo.so (0x00007f41767b6000)
	libsfxlo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libsfxlo.so (0x00007f41760b0000)
	libsotlo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libsotlo.so (0x00007f4175e4c000)
	libsvllo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libsvllo.so (0x00007f4175b46000)
	libsvtlo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libsvtlo.so (0x00007f4175581000)
	libsvxlo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libsvxlo.so (0x00007f4174fbe000)
	libsvxcorelo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libsvxcorelo.so (0x00007f4174585000)
	libswdlo.so => not found
	libtklo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libtklo.so (0x00007f4173fb5000)
	libtllo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libtllo.so (0x00007f4173d36000)
	libucbhelper.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libucbhelper.so (0x00007f4173aa8000)
	libutllo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libutllo.so (0x00007f4173767000)
	libvbahelperlo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libvbahelperlo.so (0x00007f4173480000)
	libvcllo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libvcllo.so (0x00007f4172d1a000)
	libxmlreader.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../ure-link/lib/libxmlreader.so (0x00007f4172b0f000)
	libxolo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libxolo.so (0x00007f41724df000)
	libstdc++.so.6 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6 (0x00007f41721db000)
	libm.so.6 => /usr/lib/libm.so.6 (0x00007f4171ed7000)
	libgcc_s.so.1 => /usr/lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007f4171cc1000)
	libc.so.6 => /usr/lib/libc.so.6 (0x00007f4171917000)
	libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x00007f41715db000)
	libX11-xcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/libX11-xcb.so.1 (0x00007f41713d9000)
	libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb.so.1 (0x00007f41711ba000)
	libxcb-icccm.so.4 => /usr/lib/libxcb-icccm.so.4 (0x00007f4170fb5000)
	libxcb-randr.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxcb-randr.so.0 (0x00007f4170daa000)
	libxcb-keysyms.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb-keysyms.so.1 (0x00007f4170ba8000)
	libxcb-util.so.1 => /usr/lib/libxcb-util.so.1 (0x00007f41709a2000)
	libxcb-xtest.so.0 => /usr/lib/libxcb-xtest.so.0 (0x00007f417079f000)
	libXft.so.2 => /usr/lib/libXft.so.2 (0x00007f417058a000)
	libXcursor.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXcursor.so.1 (0x00007f417037e000)
	libicudata.so.51 => /usr/lib/libicudata.so.51 (0x00007f416ec34000)
	libpthread.so.0 => /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f416ea16000)
	libdl.so.2 => /usr/lib/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f416e811000)
	libz.so.1 => /usr/lib/libz.so.1 (0x00007f416e5fb000)
	liblzma.so.5 => /usr/lib/liblzma.so.5 (0x00007f416e3d8000)
	libreg.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../ure-link/lib/libreg.so (0x00007f416e1bc000)
	libunoidl.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../ure-link/lib/libunoidl.so (0x00007f416df93000)
	libcanvastoolslo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libcanvastoolslo.so (0x00007f416dd58000)
	libcppcanvaslo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libcppcanvaslo.so (0x00007f416db02000)
	librt.so.1 => /usr/lib/librt.so.1 (0x00007f416d8f9000)
	libxmlscriptlo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libxmlscriptlo.so (0x00007f416d666000)
	libfwelo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libfwelo.so (0x00007f416d3cb000)
	libjvmfwk.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../ure-link/lib/libjvmfwk.so (0x00007f416d1b1000)
	libfwklo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libfwklo.so (0x00007f416cc8a000)
	libmsfilterlo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libmsfilterlo.so (0x00007f416c9cd000)
	libjpeg.so.8 => /usr/lib/libjpeg.so.8 (0x00007f416c778000)
	libssl3.so => /usr/lib/libssl3.so (0x00007f416c52e000)
	libsmime3.so => /usr/lib/libsmime3.so (0x00007f416c301000)
	libnss3.so => /usr/lib/libnss3.so (0x00007f416bfc2000)
	libnssutil3.so => /usr/lib/libnssutil3.so (0x00007f416bd96000)
	libplds4.so => /usr/lib/libplds4.so (0x00007f416bb91000)
	libplc4.so => /usr/lib/libplc4.so (0x00007f416b98c000)
	libnspr4.so => /usr/lib/libnspr4.so (0x00007f416b74e000)
	libgio-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgio-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f416b3f3000)
	libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f416b1a4000)
	libglib-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f416aea6000)
	libharfbuzz-icu.so.0 => /usr/lib/libharfbuzz-icu.so.0 (0x00007f416aca2000)
	libharfbuzz.so.0 => /usr/lib/libharfbuzz.so.0 (0x00007f416aa4f000)
	libicule.so.51 => /usr/lib/libicule.so.51 (0x00007f416a7f7000)
	liblcms2.so.2 => /usr/lib/liblcms2.so.2 (0x00007f416a5a0000)
	libgraphite2.so.3 => /usr/lib/libgraphite2.so.3 (0x00007f416a384000)
	libcups.so.2 => /usr/lib/libcups.so.2 (0x00007f416a122000)
	libdbus-glib-1.so.2 => /usr/lib/libdbus-glib-1.so.2 (0x00007f4169efa000)
	libdbus-1.so.3 => /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3 (0x00007f4169cb3000)
	libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/libfontconfig.so.1 (0x00007f4169a77000)
	libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 (0x00007f41697d4000)
	libjvmaccess.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../ure-link/lib/libjvmaccess.so (0x00007f41695cd000)
	/usr/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f417a68f000)
	libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXau.so.6 (0x00007f41693c8000)
	libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/libXdmcp.so.6 (0x00007f41691c2000)
	libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/libXrender.so.1 (0x00007f4168fb7000)
	libXfixes.so.3 => /usr/lib/libXfixes.so.3 (0x00007f4168db1000)
	libstore.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/../ure-link/lib/libstore.so (0x00007f4168b93000)
	libfwilo.so => /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/libfwilo.so (0x00007f416894e000)
	libffi.so.6 => /usr/lib/libffi.so.6 (0x00007f4168745000)
	libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f4168541000)
	libpcre.so.1 => /usr/lib/libpcre.so.1 (0x00007f41682d7000)
	libresolv.so.2 => /usr/lib/libresolv.so.2 (0x00007f41680bf000)
	libgssapi_krb5.so.2 => /usr/lib/libgssapi_krb5.so.2 (0x00007f4167e75000)
	libkrb5.so.3 => /usr/lib/libkrb5.so.3 (0x00007f4167b96000)
	libk5crypto.so.3 => /usr/lib/libk5crypto.so.3 (0x00007f4167961000)
	libcom_err.so.2 => /usr/lib/libcom_err.so.2 (0x00007f416775d000)
	libgnutls.so.28 => /usr/lib/libgnutls.so.28 (0x00007f4167455000)
	libavahi-common.so.3 => /usr/lib/libavahi-common.so.3 (0x00007f4167248000)
	libavahi-client.so.3 => /usr/lib/libavahi-client.so.3 (0x00007f4167037000)
	libcrypt.so.1 => /usr/lib/libcrypt.so.1 (0x00007f4166dff000)
	libexpat.so.1 => /usr/lib/libexpat.so.1 (0x00007f4166bd5000)
	libbz2.so.1.0 => /usr/lib/libbz2.so.1.0 (0x00007f41669c4000)
	libkrb5support.so.0 => /usr/lib/libkrb5support.so.0 (0x00007f41667b7000)
	libkeyutils.so.1 => /usr/lib/libkeyutils.so.1 (0x00007f41665b2000)
	libp11-kit.so.0 => /usr/lib/libp11-kit.so.0 (0x00007f4166391000)
	libtasn1.so.6 => /usr/lib/libtasn1.so.6 (0x00007f416617c000)
	libnettle.so.4 => /usr/lib/libnettle.so.4 (0x00007f4165f4e000)
	libhogweed.so.2 => /usr/lib/libhogweed.so.2 (0x00007f4165d1f000)
	libgmp.so.10 => /usr/lib/libgmp.so.10 (0x00007f4165aa7000)

Scimmia

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

% pkgfile libswdlo.so
extra/libreoffice-writer

Do you have Writer installed? If so, reinstall. If not, try installing it.

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

% pkgfile libswdlo.so
extra/libreoffice-writer

Do you have Writer installed? If so, reinstall. If not, try installing it.

Solved; I forgot to reinstall this as well.

Scimmia

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

Was this only happening in Writer? If it was happening in other LibreOffice programs, a bug report needs filed - they should not require Writer to be installed.

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

Just writer---libreoffice/calc worked fine.

zenolijo

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

Had the exact same issue, and removing libswdlo.so then reinstalling libreoffice-writer and libreoffice-common fixed it!

NMigo

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

Thanks installing  libreoffice-writer solve it for me, forgot to select it when installing from meta-package.

dureyes

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

Thanks NMigo, that solved my error message.  Can not understand why it is not installed by default.

erkexzcx

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

Solved as well. My own problem was that I installed "libreoffice-lt" along with plugins&extensions, but not the actual libreoffice

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

I just stumbled upon the same issue. In case anybody finds this thread via forums or web search: For me, the reason for the error was that one of the LO apps was still running during/after the update. After closing all LO apps, the error disappeared and they could be launched without issues.

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Re: [SOLVED] libreoffice fails to open documents, libswlo.so failed

Using this opportunity to close this 10 year old thread.

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