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Openoffice doesn't start: "The component manager is not available"

Asked by shashank

The problem is when i try to open any openoffice.org application, be it spreadsheet, word processor or presentation it shows me an error in a window saying that:
The application cannot be started.
The component manager is not available.
Start the setup application to repair the installation from the CD or the folder containing the installation packages.
i have downloaded all the updates for ubuntu and many applications....
plz help me guys as i am a newbie for ubuntu, just 2 days old..!!

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shashank (shashankpangam) said : 		#1

shashank suggests this article as an answer to your question:
FAQ #66: “Installing software in ubuntu”.

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shashank (shashankpangam) said : 		#2

hey guys i havnt got the answer yet...
its just that i dont know how to use this site or ubuntu..!!

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#3

So please be sure your system is fully updated/upgraded with no pending packages or errors:

Open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

Suggestion: right click with mouse on the terminal title caption and select the item "Always on Top" doing this you will force the terminal window to stay on top of the other windows and you will find very easy to copy single row from this web page into the terminal...

(if the system ask you a password give your user password, you will not see nothing when you type it, then press enter)

sudo dpkg --configure -a

then to update and upgrade and also check pending or missing packages, still using terminal type:

sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove

Then install Java...
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How to install Java

To install sun-java6

Please first enable the multiverse repository:

Open System → Administration → Software sources → [ Tab Ubuntu software ]
enable "Software restrictecd by copyright or legal issue ( multiverse )"
Close and confirm the repository reload.

Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications → Accessories → Terminal and type:

sudo aptitude update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo aptitude install sun-java6-bin sun-java6-jre sun-java6-plugin

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

and then select this as your default java jre with

sudo update-java-alternatives

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Then reinstall openoffice type:

sudo apt-get --reinstall --purge install openoffice.org3 java-common

Hope this helps

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