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    <SOLVED> system upgrades => OpenOffice locks system on save

    Am running KB8.10, kernal 2.6.27.11. I believe the kernal was upgraded as part of the rush of upgrades coming down the pipeline in the last two days. (There were a lot - today's alone took about 25+ min. to download, on broadband!)

    After today's pile of upgrades, I find that my installation of OpenOffice 3.01 (done from Synaptic) totally locks up the system IF I try to save a file. I've rebooted to get out of the lockup probably at least 6 times this evening. I've uninstalled and reinstalled OO. The problem remains. There's no error message. When I click the toolbar Save icon, or do a Ctrl+S, or a File > Save As, the lockup occurs. I cannot close out OO by any means. If I can get to my running system monitor, I can kill it and get control back, but much of the time I cannot get OO out of the way to get to the system monitor. I cannot replicate the problem with any program but OO - where saves from either Writer or Calc will lock things up.

    When the lockup occurs, I have no keyboard, but the mouse still moves. The OO interface isn't responsive to it, but other programs seem to be, IF I can get to them.

    I don't see anyone else reporting this problem, which is worrisome.

    I use OO quite a bit, so its loss is serious for me.

    Any ideas as to how I can respond to this?

    Thanks for any assistance!

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    Re: After automatic system upgrades, last 2 days, OpenOffice locks system on save

    Read through Re: KDE4.2 and OpenOffice bug
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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      #3
      Re: &lt;SOLVED&gt; system upgrades =&gt; OpenOffice locks system on save

      SnowHog, you da MAN!

      I think it's simply outstanding that this problem was so handily and quickly resolved. Too bad I blew 3+ hours trying to fix it myself. Oh well. The Kubuntu support community is tops, by my book. THANKS!

      Oh...special thank to Claydoh, who came up with the solution(s).

      t.

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        #4
        Re: &lt;SOLVED&gt; system upgrades =&gt; OpenOffice locks system on save

        You're to kind. But thanks none the less.
        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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