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msmuss

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From: Ottawa

Registered: 2007-01-04

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Libreoffice: XAllocID error (arch & linux newbie)

I updated my Arch a couple of days ago and libreoffice apps won't start up. When attempting to run from a command line, the following error appears:

soffice.bin: xcb_io.c: 470: _XAllocID: Assertion 'ret != inval_id' failed.

After spending the last two days trying to figure this out on my own, I am raising the white flag and asking for help!

Incidentally, pacman output the following error during the update:

g_module_open() failed for /usr/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders/libpixbufloader-tiff.so: libjpeg.so.62: cannot open shared object file: No
such file or directory

I don't know if this is related - and I haven't been able to track down any info about this either. If it seems unrelated to the libreoffice problem then please ignore...

Thanks,

Ms. Muss

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

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Re: Libreoffice: XAllocID error (arch & linux newbie)

My first inclination is to deal with the pacman error first.  What if you try another pacman -Syu 
You may have had an out of sync mirror.  If there error persists, there are more drastic measures you can take.

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msmuss

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From: Ottawa

Registered: 2007-01-04

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Re: Libreoffice: XAllocID error (arch & linux newbie)

I'm thinking it may be a mirror problem as well. I got the latest mirror list and did a ranking of all mirrors, following the instructions in the arch wiki article. Still have the problem.

Here are the top 16 mirrors in my mirrorlist:

Server = http://less.cogeco.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archl … o/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.its.dal.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://cake.lib.fit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://less.cogeco.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirrors.rutgers.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.nl.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://archlinux.mirror.kangaroot.net/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mir1.archlinux.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archli … o/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.ece.vt.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/arch … o/os/$arch

Can you see a problem with any of these?

Thanks,

Ms. Muss

Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

Posts: 9,183

Re: Libreoffice: XAllocID error (arch & linux newbie)

Check your list against this one :

http://www.archlinux.org/mirrors/status/

Also remember, that pacman only looks at the first uncommented mirror in the mirrorlist. Thus it will try to get packages from the first mirror. If it finds a version (even if it is 5 versions behind), pacman is not going to look for the same package in other mirrors.

The only time pacman tries the other mirrors in your mirrorlist is when it is unable to find the package on that mirror or the mirror times out or is down

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msmuss

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From: Ottawa

Registered: 2007-01-04

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Re: Libreoffice: XAllocID error (arch & linux newbie)

Thanks for the advice - I will check and let you know if I figure anything out. At least I will have a much better handle on mirrors after this!

Regards,

Ms. Muss

Inxsible

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From: Chicago

Registered: 2008-06-09

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Re: Libreoffice: XAllocID error (arch & linux newbie)

I use the rit.edu mirrors and haven't had any problems. Its quite fast and updated.

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