Same problem here. I found that running oowriter with kdesu (kdesu oowriter) didn't crash the applications so i was using it as a workaround.
After using the repository linked above the error disappeared. My Specifications: Laptop Compal hel80 Processor t2300 (core duo) 1 GB RAM nvidia 7600 Go (with nvidia propietary driver loaded) -- OpenOffice Crashes every time a Images or Forulars are selected https://launchpad.net/bugs/68832 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
