PDF-Export going wrong!

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#1

I installed LibreOffice 7.0.5.2 on Lubunutu (Kernel 5.4.0 64bit).
When I export my document or try to print it, the text is missing! Only the pictures are exported.
This problem was reported in the Ubuntu Wiki, where they suggest to change the VCL from qt5 to kf5. as explained in
https://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/LibreOffice/Installation/

But when I do this, LibreOffice is not starting properly any more.
I have no solution to this problem for this version! For LibreOffice 6.4 this bugfix worked.
Any ideas? Now I cannot use the program any more without properly printing and PDF-Export it is worth nothing.
Regards, Michael

#2

Although LXQt (the LUbuntu desktop manager) is based on Qt, I’m not sure that package libreoffice-kf5 will solve the problem because kf5 stands for “KDE Frameworks 5” meaning there is a KDE layer above Qt. Also when you install kf5 you must make sure libreoffice-qt5 is uninstalled to avoid conflicts. To make sure it is an issue with the desktop manager, install libreoffice-x11 (uninstalling other -qt5 or -kf5 packages). The UI will be horrible but if this fallback works, it will tell the problem is with the graphics interface.

#3

If you try with VCLPLUGIN=gen, does it work?

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#4

I installed LibreOffice 7.0.5.2

From where - from Ubuntu PPA or from libreoffice.org (TDF packages)?


> Lubunutu (Kernel 5.4.0 64bit).

Which Lubuntu release? - Kernel 5.4.0 sounds a bit like Lubuntu 20.04 and if that’s the case then


> When I export my document or try to print it, the text is missing!

reminds me to question Cannot print anything, exporting to PDF produces blank PDF (Lubuntu 20.04) - check the answer therein (I’m aware you are already using 7.0.5 - try the solution anyway)

#5

Thank you, but it still doesn’t work!

#6

Thanks for your help!
I installed it from LibreOffice.org. The Link that Opaque sent seems promising!
I will try that soon!

#7

I’ve changed my answer in comment since it doesn’t work (your comment does not refer to that anymore but no big deal). Indeed, Opaque’s link may be better.

#8

Thank you Opaque, that worked! LibreOffice now looks diffrently and is able to export to PDF. The only strange thing is that it does not appear in the start menu. I always have to start it via command line. Only LibreOfficeBase appears as an Icon in the start menu. LibreOffice now runs with gtk3 as VCL.

#9

So the solution to my question is the procedure described here:
242188/cannot-print-anything-exporting-to-pdf-produces-blank-pdf-lubuntu-2004

(link reformatted by ajlittoz to make it more descriptive)

#10

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