A.2. Installing and Configuring LibreOffice on Ubuntu Server

  • Install the libreoffice package, for example, by running the following command: 

    `$ sudo apt-get install libreoffice`
  • In the cuba.reporting.openoffice.path application property, specify the path to LibreOffice: 
cuba.reporting.openoffice.path = /usr/lib/libreoffice/program
  • If the server does not have window interface installed, LibreOffice will start with the error, Caused by: java.awt.HeadlessException: No X11 DISPLAY variable was set, but this program performed an operation which requires it, or will simply terminate without error messages. To resolve this, set the cuba.reporting.displayDeviceUnavailable application property: 
cuba.reporting.displayDeviceUnavailable = true
  • You can run the following command to diagnose errors when starting LibreOffice:

$ strace -e trace=signal /usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin --headless --accept="socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp" --nologo --nolockcheck

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