check if libreoffice is running
/opt/alfresco-5.0.a/libreoffice/scripts/libreoffice_ctl.sh status
edit the file /opt/alfresco-5.0.a/alfresco.sh modify the line LIBREOFFICE_SCRIPT with the correct script path
LIBREOFFICE_SCRIPT=$INSTALLDIR/libreoffice/scripts/libreoffice_ctl.sh
test for missing libraries
/opt/alfresco-5.0.a/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin --nofirststartwizard --nologo --headless --accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100
install missing libraries (I had missing libxinerama1 and libdbus-glib-1-2)
apt-get install libxinerama1
apt-get install libdbus-glib-1-2
Debian 8:
libglu1-mesa libcups2 libfontconfig1
Edit libreoffice_ctl.sh (remove "")
Soffice="$SOFFICEWRAPPER --nofirststartwizard --nologo --headless --accept=socket,host=localhost,port=$SOFFICE_PORT;urp;StarOffice.ServiceManager"
try to start opeoffice using the script
/opt/alfresco-5.0.a/libreoffice/scripts/libreoffice_ctl.sh start
restart alfresco
/etc/init.d/alfresco restart
you must see the line
/opt/alfresco-5.0.a/libreoffice/scripts/libreoffice_ctl.sh : libreoffice started at port 8100
Credit: caolem, arannasousa
https://community.alfresco.com/thread/209303-document-preview-problem-was-fixed-by-changing-libreoffices-ctlsh-to-libreofficectlsh
why not work in alfresco5.2.0 ？