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Help: Every time I open a LibreOffice document, it is blank but I can open files in word office format.

When I open any LibreOffice it is blank! I realized that the data is in the files because I can copy/paste to my google drive and open it correctly from google drive using Firefox. If then I download it to my laptop and try to open it as a LibreOffice document it is blank, but If I download it as a word office document it opens correctly!

I also created a document in LibreOffice, saved it, close LO, and reopen. Same result: it opens like a new blank document, without any of the info previously saved.

I tryed to remove all LibreOffice apps so I can reinstall them but I can't. I get the message that I must use dpkg manualy <<configure -a>> to correct the problem. I have no idea what this means.

Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS Lenovo. Ryzen 7.

Any help is apreciated.

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  • I mean it opens as it was a new blank document. For example, the original doc could have, lets say, 20 pages but now if i open the file will only by one blank page. As if was absolutely empty, as a new doc. Thanks for your help!
    – Lobon
    Dec 7, 2021 at 4:43
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    If you boot an Ubuntu 20.04 LiveUSB, and enter the "Try Ubuntu" environment, can you reproduce the problem with your files?
    – user535733
    Dec 7, 2021 at 4:47
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    Please edit your question and remove "Help" from your title. It is not useful to learn what the question is about. What happens if you create a document on LO, then save it, then close LO then reopen the document: is it also blank? This question to see whether the problem is limited to files from Google or not. Test, and include the results of the test in your question: use "edit". You also have a problem with your package management: you will need to correct that asap.
    – vanadium
    Dec 7, 2021 at 8:26
  • Vanadium: question edited. Yes, reopens blank. How can I fix the package problem you mentioned?
    – Lobon
    Dec 7, 2021 at 14:24
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    Try running the command line sudo dpkg --configure -a
    – sudodus
    Dec 7, 2021 at 14:45

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