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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  LibreOffice Base can’t find Java installation—does not work

Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Since I work with Ubuntu 12.10 I have serious problems with LibreOffice. I already reported bugs regarding the menu line and regarding the use of files with smb. This one is the most critical though. It regards the Database app of LO (Base). This one is very critical, since I cannot use Database at all, nor for working with existing databases (created in LO before in Ubuntu environment 12.04 or earlier), nor for creating new databases.
  I don't really understand the reason, but from the error messages it seems that the application does not find Java running, hence it could be linked to the OpenJDK Jave of Icedtea Java or any other Java-tool used by the standard Ubuntu OS.
  I will describe to cases: (a) using an existing database with Base and (b) trying to create a new database.

  (a) using an existing database. Open LO, choose Database. It opens the
  Window 'guided creation database'. I choose 'open existing database' ,
  then Open, then search one of the existing databases with the
  extention odb. The database opens with a grey screen. When I try to
  move to 'tables', I get an error message, stating that it is
  impossible to create a connection to the database and that it is
  impossible to find a Java installation with the advice: verify your
  installation (see attachment 1, error message in Italian). When
  clicking on the button 'more' (più) one gets two new error messages.
  The first one repeats the general message that it is impossible to
  establish a connection (see attachment 2, message Italian), the second
  one repeats the message that no Java installation has been found but
  adds 'Stato SQL: HY000' (see attachment 3). No tables are shown. One
  can see queries, forms and reports created before, but of course one
  cannot open these items, since they cannot connect to the data in the
  table(s).

  (b) creating a new database. Open LO, choose the button Database. It
  opens the window 'guided creation database'. I choose 'create a new
  database. Push the button 'avanti' (next) then I confirm the default
  choices, register the database and open the database in order to
  modify. I can now give a name to the database and save it. Then the
  database opens, immediately showing an error message, which is exactly
  the same as the first message shown in (a) with exactly the same
  underlying messages. These three messages are her included as
  attachments 4, 5 and 6.

  I wonder whether other users have the same problem. I would like to
  know whether there are work-arounds available (e.g.installing 'real'
  Java) and whether it would be better to downgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
  which was really stable and satisfactory. Quantal has made LibreOffice
  almost completely unreliable for professional use. In order be able to
  continue to use my databases I need to use another computer with
  Windows XP  [ :-(( ] with LibreOffice 3.5.6.2 ( I don't upgrade the LO
  package  because I don't want to run the risk of not being able to
  open my databases on any platform anymore).

  The windows computer I referred to has a Ubuntu 12.10 dual boot
  version installed alongside. This Ubuntu installation gives exactly
  the same problems, for which I think that more users could be affected
  by this bug.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: libreoffice 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-22.34-generic 3.5.7.2
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Jan 23 11:09:51 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-07-11 (195 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: libreoffice
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (95 days ago)

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