I can reproduce the crash when creating a new database with libreoffice base, in an up-to-date xenial x86 VM. Not with writer, but the crash being in the JVM instantiation, it’s more than likely that it is the same.
** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1702165 Title: Libreoffice writter crashes when JDK is enabled Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Could not start libreoffice writer by disabling java in tools >options>advanced i can start libre-office writer. --- ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: LXDE DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-19 (1353 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release i386 (20131016.1) Package: libreoffice 1:5.3.1-0ubuntu2 PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-26.30-generic 4.10.17 Tags: zesty Uname: Linux 4.10.0-26-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-01 (94 days ago) UserGroups: adm autopilot cdrom dialout dip disk fax floppy fuse lpadmin lxd netdev plugdev sambashare sudo tape video _MarkForUpload: True To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1702165/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp