[SOLVED] LibreOffice auto spell checking not working | Arch Linux Community | Page 1

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 4:36 PM

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I used Yay a while back on my daily driver Arch to install LibreOffice applications but the spell checking wasn't working, I've been writing without it but its gotten to the point that i need it fixed and don't know how

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I took the same Doc and put it on my Linux mint laptop with the same settings that i have on my Arch PC and the spellcheck works

vestal flint Mar 18, 2025, 4:59 PM

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astral frost I took the same Doc and put it on my Linux mint laptop with the same settings th...

For spell checking, make sure hunspell and a language dictionary for it are installed.

vestal flint Mar 18, 2025, 4:59 PM

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vestal flint For spell checking, make sure hunspell and a language dictionary for it are inst...

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/LibreOffice#Spell_checking

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 5:01 PM

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i installed hunspell with sudo pacman -S hunspell , where do i find the english dictionary?

vestal flint Mar 18, 2025, 5:02 PM

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@astral frost https://archlinux.org/packages/?q=hunspell-

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mint has this installed by default

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 5:03 PM

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i realized my problem

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when i was trying to install the dictionary i was doing hunspell-en , not hunspell-en_au

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i have to add it to user defined dictionarys now right?

vestal flint Mar 18, 2025, 5:06 PM

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astral frost i have to add it to user defined dictionarys now right?

For spell checking, make sure hunspell and a language dictionary for it are installed. Then enable the Writing aids by selecting the check-box in Tools > Options > Language Settings > Writing Aids > Hunspell SpellChecker after restarting LibreOffice.

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 5:07 PM

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yup, i have that checked

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ill restart again

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still not wirking for some reason

vestal flint Mar 18, 2025, 5:09 PM

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@astral frost fresh or stable?

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 5:09 PM

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i believe i did stable

vestal flint Mar 18, 2025, 5:10 PM

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try fresh

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 5:10 PM

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was a while ago

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so i just do Yay libreoffice-fresh and it will overwrite the old version?

vestal flint Mar 18, 2025, 5:11 PM

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hold on, don't use yay as a crutch

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 5:12 PM

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sudo pacman -S libreoffice-fresh then?

vestal flint Mar 18, 2025, 5:12 PM

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also yay -S installs packages

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yes

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 5:15 PM

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i have fresh now, i know its a new install because my preferences are gone now, but still no spell check

vestal flint Mar 18, 2025, 5:16 PM

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are you sure?

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 5:17 PM

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unless mchina is a real word then im sure its not working

vestal flint Mar 18, 2025, 5:18 PM

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astral frost unless mchina is a real word then im sure its not working

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mchina

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 5:19 PM

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i button smashed sfgkhasrwouighoa

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not working

vestal flint Mar 18, 2025, 5:20 PM

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@astral frost pacman -S hunspell-en

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 5:21 PM

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error: target not found: hunspell-en

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i did sudo pacman -S hunspell-en_au and installed

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but that didnt fix the spellcheck

vestal flint Mar 18, 2025, 5:28 PM

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try the git version of libreoffice

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https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/libreoffice-dev-bin

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 5:31 PM

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making pkg rn

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ERROR: One or more PGP signatures could not be verified!

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im trying to remember how to update my keys

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sudo pacman -S archlinux-keyring didnt fix the problem when building

astral frost Mar 18, 2025, 7:42 PM

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Found a fix

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i dont know how, but somehow adding a dictionary extension fixed it

#[SOLVED] LibreOffice auto spell checking not working