Bug#551927: openoffice.org: application/x-ole-storage mime will not open in openoffice
Dean Montgomery
Version: 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1
Severity: important
After upgrading to openoffice 3.1.1 - word documents do not open in OpenOffice.org from web-based email due to them being sent as application/x-ole-storage.
I've tested it with iceweasel and epiphany-browser. If the file is sent as application/msword, then it opens fine in openoffice.org.
Packages also involved with mime types: shared-mime-info libgnomevfs2-common
Mime types as application/x-ole-storage worked find with openoffice in debian etch. This is a new problem in debian lenny.
To duplicate the problem:
* Open up a webmail-based email in Iceweasel.
* Find an email with an Word Document attachment that has mimetype set to application/x-ole-storage
* When you try to open the file openoffice.org is not an option.
I need a fix at the global mimetype level - not at the browser-user-interface level.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.3
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-vserver-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages openoffice.org depends on:
ii openoffice.org-bas 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org-cal 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org-cor 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org-dra 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org-fil 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org-imp 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org-jav 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org-mat 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org-off 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org-rep 1:2.4.1+dfsg-1+lenny3 OpenOffice.org Report Builder exte
ii openoffice.org-wri 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii ttf-dejavu 2.25-3 Metapackage to pull in ttf-dejavu-
Versions of packages openoffice.org recommends:
ii msttcorefonts 2.7 transitional dummy package
ii openoffice.org-filter- 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii ttf-liberation 1.04.93-1 Free fonts with the same metrics a
ii ttf-mscorefonts-instal 2.7 Installer for Microsoft TrueType c
Versions of packages openoffice.org suggests:
ii 1.3.8-1+lenny6 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
ii 0.10.4-3 FFmpeg plugin for GStreamer
ii 0.10.7-2+lenny2 GStreamer plugins from the "bad" s
ii 0.10.19-2 GStreamer plugins from the "base"
ii 0.10.8-4.1~lenny2 GStreamer plugins from the "good"
ii 0.10.8-1 GStreamer plugins from the "ugly"
pn <none> (no description available)
ii 1.1.12-1 Iceape Navigator (Internet browser
ii 2.0.0.22-0lenny1 free/unbranded thunderbird mail/ne
ii 3.0.6-3 lightweight web browser based on M
ii 7:6.3.7.9.dfsg2-1~lenny3 image manipulation programs
ii 1.0.78-2 Java runtime environment using GIJ
ii 7.0.3-7 A free implementation of the OpenG
ii 1.1.23+nmu1 library for handling paper charact
ii 1.0.19-23 API library for scanners
ii 1:0.9.4-2 X Rendering Extension client libra
ii 2.1.41 generates programs menu for all me
ii 2:1.8+1.0.13~pre080323b-0etch3 Transition package for Iceape Navi
ii 20071211-1 German dictionary for myspell
ii 1:2.4.0-3 English_american dictionary for my
ii 1.10-3 Spanish dictionary for myspell
ii 1.4-22 The French dictionary for myspell
ii 0.99g5-5 Russian dictionary for MySpell
ii 0.18+dfsg-5 clip art for OpenOffice.org galler
ii 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
pn <none> (no description available)
ii 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
pn <none> (no description available)
ii 3.45-4 PostScript and PDF files to editab
ii 6-12-1 Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (
ii 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15b.dfsg1+prepat Transition package for icedove ren
ii 2.2.11-16 ODBC tools libraries
Versions of packages openoffice.org-core depends on:
ii fontconfig 2.6.0-3 generic font configuration library
ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libcairo2 1.6.4-7 The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii libcurl3 7.18.2-8lenny3 Multi-protocol file transfer libra
ii libdb4.6 4.6.21-11 Berkeley v4.6 Database Libraries [
ii libexpat1 2.0.1-4 XML parsing C library - runtime li
ii libfreetype6 2.3.7-2+lenny1 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1.1 GCC support library
ii libglib2.0-0 2.16.6-2 The GLib library of C routines
ii libgstreamer-pl 0.10.19-2 GStreamer libraries from the "base
ii libgstreamer0.1 0.10.19-3 Core GStreamer libraries and eleme
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.12.12-1~lenny1 The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii libhunspell-1.2 1.2.6-1 spell checker and morphological an
ii libhyphen0 2.4-4 ALTLinux hyphenation library - sha
ii libice6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libjpeg62 6b-14 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG
ii libldap-2.4-2 2.4.11-1 OpenLDAP libraries
ii libneon27 0.28.2-6.1 An HTTP and WebDAV client library
ii libnspr4-0d 4.7.1-4 NetScape Portable Runtime Library
ii libnss3-1d 3.12.3.1-0lenny1 Network Security Service libraries
ii librdf0 1.0.7-1 Redland Resource Description Frame
ii libsm6 2:1.0.3-2 X11 Session Management library
ii libstdc++6 4.3.2-1.1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libstlport4.6ld 4.6.2-3.2 STLport C++ class library
ii libx11-6 2:1.1.5-2 X11 client-side library
ii libxaw7 2:1.0.4-2 X11 Athena Widget library
ii libxext6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii libxinerama1 2:1.0.3-2 X11 Xinerama extension library
ii libxml2 2.6.32.dfsg-5+lenny1 GNOME XML library
ii libxrandr2 2:1.2.3-1 X11 RandR extension library
ii libxrender1 1:0.9.4-2 X Rendering Extension client libra
ii libxslt1.1 1.1.24-2 XSLT processing library - runtime
ii libxt6 1:1.0.5-3 X11 toolkit intrinsics library
ii libxtst6 2:1.0.3-1 X11 Testing -- Resource extension
ii openoffice.org- 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii ttf-opensymbol 1:2.4.1+dfsg-1+lenny3 The OpenSymbol TrueType font
ii ure 1.5.1+OOo3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 OpenOffice.org UNO runtime environ
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages openoffice.org-writer depends on:
ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1.1 GCC support library
ii libstdc++6 4.3.2-1.1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libstlport4.6ld 4.6.2-3.2 STLport C++ class library
ii libwpd8c2a 0.8.14-1 Library for handling WordPerfect d
ii libwps-0.1-1 0.1.2-1 Works text file format import filt
ii openoffice.org- 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org- 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii ure 1.5.1+OOo3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 OpenOffice.org UNO runtime environ
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime
Versions of packages openoffice.org-calc depends on:
ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1.1 GCC support library
ii libstdc++6 4.3.2-1.1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libstlport4.6ld 4.6.2-3.2 STLport C++ class library
ii lp-solve 5.5.0.10-10 Solve (mixed integer) linear progr
ii openoffice.org- 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org- 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii ure 1.5.1+OOo3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 OpenOffice.org UNO runtime environ
Versions of packages openoffice.org-base depends on:
ii java-gcj-compat 1.0.78-2 Java runtime environment using GIJ
ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1.1 GCC support library
ii libhsqldb-java 1.8.0.9-3 Java SQL database engine
ii libstdc++6 4.3.2-1.1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libstlport4.6ld 4.6.2-3.2 STLport C++ class library
ii openoffice.org- 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org- 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org- 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii sun-java6-jre [ 6-12-1 Sun Java(TM) Runtime Environment (
ii ure 1.5.1+OOo3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 OpenOffice.org UNO runtime environ
Versions of packages openoffice.org-impress depends on:
ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1.1 GCC support library
ii libstdc++6 4.3.2-1.1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libstlport4.6ld 4.6.2-3.2 STLport C++ class library
ii openoffice.org- 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii openoffice.org- 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii ure 1.5.1+OOo3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 OpenOffice.org UNO runtime environ
Versions of packages openoffice.org-math depends on:
ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1.1 GCC support library
ii libstdc++6 4.3.2-1.1 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libstlport4.6ld 4.6.2-3.2 STLport C++ class library
ii openoffice.org- 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 full-featured office productivity
ii ure 1.5.1+OOo3.1.1-1~bpo50+1 OpenOffice.org UNO runtime environ
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Rene Engelhard
tag 551927 + moreinfo
# in the assumption that it'd be in the "normal" 1:3.1.1-1, too, which fwiw
# is long obsolete
found 551927 1:3.1.1-1
thanks
On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 01:20:32PM -0700, Dean Montgomery wrote:
> Package: openoffice.org
> Version: 1:3.1.1-1~bpo50+1
Try with a version supported by this BTS. (either 2.4.1 from lenny
or 3.1.1-x from testing/unstable). Bugs specific in bpo versions
are not subject to this bug tracker.
> Severity: important
Suree..... Because some obscure mimetype doesn't work? Come on...
> After upgrading to openoffice 3.1.1 - word documents do not open in OpenOffice.org from web-based email due to them being sent as application/x-ole-storage.
That sounds a bug in whatever sends those emails.
> I've tested it with iceweasel and epiphany-browser. If the file is sent as application/msword, then it opens fine in openoffice.org.
Good.
> Mime types as application/x-ole-storage worked find with openoffice in debian etch. This is a new problem in debian lenny.
Ah, right. Sure. Did you really mean Debian lenny (that would mean
2.4.1) or lenny-backport of OOo which you have installed? (3.1.1)?
And how please should the mimetype -> app mapping know whatever x-ole-storage
is? It can be anything, can it?
> To duplicate the problem:
> * Open up a webmail-based email in Iceweasel.
> * Find an email with an Word Document attachment that has mimetype set to application/x-ole-storage
You seem to assume everyone has that crap.
Grüße/Regards,
Rene
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Rene Engelhard
On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 02:33:38PM -0700, Dean Montgomery wrote:
> > > To duplicate the problem:
> > > * Open up a webmail-based email in Iceweasel.
> > > * Find an email with an Word Document attachment that has mimetype
> > set to application/x-ole-storage
> >
> > You seem to assume everyone has that crap.
>
> >From my perspective, yes, School District 73, British Columbia, Canada has:
> * 22,590 user accounts on Debian Etch
> ** 3,200 diskless computers on Debian Etch
> ** 54 schools on Debian Etch
With crap I meant x-ole-storage.
> I would like to upgrade them to Lenny and there is a big demand for the latest OpenOffice 3.1.1.
Understandable.
> Students, Teachers, Secretaries need to be able to just click on an email attachment and have it open in OpenOffice.org
True.
> application/x-ole-storage works fine in Etch but doesn't work in Lenny.
>
> application/x-ole-storage works fine on the latest Ubuntu.
Surprise. That is not a backport bit a OOo - and that with a newer
shared-mime-info. Did you try using a newer shared-mime-info, too? Because
the latest Ubuntu just bases on the Debian packages and AFAIS has no
patches to OOo which do anything with x-ole-storage.
Can you please try with 3.1.1-x in either a squeeze or sid chroot? Just
to find out what is at fault here.
> =========================
> I've had one response which appears to help - maybe openoffice should add it as default:
Who responded? Where? And why is this not recorded in the bug?
(BTW, you just answered me and not to the bug. When replying to bugs
> /etc/gnome-vfs-2.0/defaults.list
> application/x-ole-storage=openoffice.org-writer.desktop
I don't have that file at all.
Rene Engelhard
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:22:24AM +0200, Rene Engelhard wrote:
> > application/x-ole-storage works fine in Etch but doesn't work in Lenny.
> >
> > application/x-ole-storage works fine on the latest Ubuntu.
>
> Surprise. That is not a backport bit a OOo - and that with a newer
> shared-mime-info. Did you try using a newer shared-mime-info, too? Because
> the latest Ubuntu just bases on the Debian packages and AFAIS has no
> patches to OOo which do anything with x-ole-storage.
I talked with the Ubuntu maintainer last night as he's subprised too. To
his knoewledge, they don't have changes for x-ole-storage. Not even outside
of OOo.
Did you mistake Ubuntu 8.04 (the "latest" LTS) as the latest Ubuntu by chance?
> > =========================
> > I've had one response which appears to help - maybe openoffice should add it as default:
> Who responded? Where? And why is this not recorded in the bug?
> (BTW, you just answered me and not to the bug. When replying to bugs
always keep the bug in Cc to have it recorded in the buglog
(ooops, sent too early)
Dean Montgomery
> Just
> to find out what is at fault here.
I installed Debian Lenny on a virtual machine
apt-get install kde iceweasel openoffice.org
The email with mime application/x-ole-storage *.doc opened fine in OpenOffice Writer.
I then installed openoffice.org from backports.
The email with mime Word doc as application/x-ole-storage worked fine.
So I'm guessing that somewhere along the upgrade from Debian Sarge=>Etch=>Lenny this mime type broke. As mentioned earlier this work-around-hack-fix works:
> > /etc/gnome-vfs-2.0/defaults.list
> > application/x-ole-storage=openoffice.org-writer.desktop
>
> I don't have that file at all.
It is part of libgnomevfs2-common
You can close the bug report.
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Dean Montgomery
Network Support Tech./Programmer
dmo...@sd73.bc.ca
School District #73