Ubuntu
libreoffice package

No font available after installing in user space

Bug #1969842 reported by Hernan
22
This bug affects 5 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
libreoffice (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Rico Tzschichholz

Bug Description

I can't find the installed "Ecofont Vera Sans" under LibreOffice (7.3.2.2) in Ubuntu (20.04.4 LTS).

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$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS
Release: 20.04

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LibreOffice (snap snapcraft.io)
Version: 7.3.2.2 / LibreOffice Community
Build ID: 454130fadb9a820d3728b86ccb63c8f359d70528
CPU threads: 4; OS: Linux 5.13; UI render: default; VCL: gtk3
Locale: it-IT (en_US.UTF-8); UI: en-US
Calc: threaded

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Ecofont Vera Sans Download page: https://www.fonts4free.net/ecofont-vera-sans-font.html

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Hernan (hmvago) wrote :
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Paul White (paulw2u)
affects: ubuntu → libreoffice (Ubuntu)
tags: added: focal snap
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Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb) wrote :

This persists after restarting the program, right?

Sebastien Bacher (seb128)
Changed in libreoffice (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
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Hernan (hmvago) wrote :

Yes, the problem persist even after restarting the program/o.s.

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Rico Tzschichholz (ricotz) wrote (last edit ):

How and where did you install this font?

Putting user specific font files in "$HOME/.fonts/" works, while "$HOME/.local/share/fonts/" doesn't.

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Hernan (hmvago) wrote :

The font is downloadable from https://www.fonts4free.net/ecofont-vera-sans-font.html as stated before.

I downloaded the zipped .ttf file, unziped it, clicked on it twice in Nautilus file manager, the Ubuntu installation procedure started and finished apparently in a correct/successful way.

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Rico Tzschichholz (ricotz) wrote :

This procedure will install the font to "$HOME/.local/share/fonts/" which is not accessible by the LibreOffice snap due to its confinement.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in libreoffice (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in snapd (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Alberto Mardegan (mardy) wrote :

Access to the "$HOME/.local/share/fonts/" is provided by the "desktop" interface. The libreoffice snap should add this interface to its plugs, and then fonts from this location should become usable.

I'm marking this bug as invalid for snapd (since it does not appear that we need to do anything there about it), whereas the bug stays valid for libreoffice.

Changed in snapd (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
Rico Tzschichholz (ricotz)
Changed in snapd (Ubuntu):
status: Invalid → New
Rico Tzschichholz (ricotz)
Changed in snapd (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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Rico Tzschichholz (ricotz) wrote :

This worked. @mardy thanks!

Fixed by https://git.launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+git/libreoffice-snap/commit/?h=7.3&id=f9c5b7e72cf84a4cec4a975c78d1494ae99d6cc8

Changed in libreoffice (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
assignee: nobody → Rico Tzschichholz (ricotz)
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Hernan (hmvago) wrote :

Grazie del vostro lavoro e dedizione!

Hernan

Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb)
no longer affects: snapd (Ubuntu)
Adolfo Jayme Barrientos (fitojb)
Changed in libreoffice (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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