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    Problem with Latest Libre Office update

    I hold kubunut 12.04 64 bit on HP Pavilion DV6.
    Since latest Libre Office update today, I have lost entire libre office. It does not appear to be in place. When trying to install a fresh copy, it says "Can not install, fix the broken packages first"
    The warning I get in synaptic:
    "Depends: libreoffice-core but it is not going to be installed
    Depends: libreoffice-writer but it is not going to be installed
    Depends: libreoffice-calc but it is not going to be installed
    Depends: libreoffice-impress but it is not going to be installed
    Depends: libreoffice-draw but it is not going to be installed
    Depends: libreoffice-math but it is not going to be installed
    Depends: libreoffice-base but it is not going to be installed
    Recommends: libreoffice-gnome but it is not going to be installed or
    libreoffice-kde but it is not going to be installed"
    It seems there seems to be some big dependency problem. How to solve... I cant use my office suite at all...
    I am sure this might have happened with many of us around who installed latest update.
    Thanks

    #2
    Close synaptic. Open a console and type:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get update
    Followed by:
    Code:
    sudo apt-dist-upgrade
    And then:
    Code:
    apt-get install -f
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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      #3
      Thanks Snowhog. The update and upgrade and apt-get install -f all showed no application to upgrade/ install. Therefore, these could not solve the problem. However, it hinted at using autoremove for some software removal which included libreoffice-common. Therefore, I did autoremove and reinstalled the whole Libre office and now it is up and working.
      What I am not sure is whether the update really included the upgraded version of Libre office. At present it is showing Version 3.6.0.2 (Build ID: 360m1(Build:102), but I am not sure which version I was using previously.
      What ever the reason, sometimes applying an update puts one in a spin due to dependency problems... Why does a good packaging system lose its core dependency in the first place? Is it miss out by software at the time of installation or miss out by developers in uploading the updated version? Has any one else encountered same dependency problem with latest Libre office update (if at all it has been updated)

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        #4
        Synaptic, as a graphical package manager, is getting 'long in the tooth', but is still a decent application. In it's day, it was considered (by many) 'the best'. That said however, much better results are, in my opinion, gotten using apt-get from the console.
        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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          #5
          Originally posted by shailesh_paranjpe View Post
          What I am not sure is whether the update really included the upgraded version of Libre office. At present it is showing Version 3.6.0.2 (Build ID: 360m1(Build:102), but I am not sure which version I was using previously.
          3.6 is the most recent version available from libreoffice.org. It looks like you might have a PPA enabled to be getting 3.6.x.

          $ apt-cache policy libreoffice
          libreoffice:
          Installed: 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1
          Candidate: 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1
          Version table:
          *** 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
          1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages

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            #6
            Thanks ronw for that clue.
            Here is the output:
            libreoffice:
            Installed: 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1
            Candidate: 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1
            Version table:
            *** 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 0
            500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
            100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
            1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1 0
            500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main amd64 Packages
            500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
            1:3.5.2-2ubuntu1 0
            500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
            Looks like it installed from ppa.
            Any way, I will disable the ppa repo and continue.
            This thread can be closed now. Thanks to every one for help.

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              #7
              I just got back from a four day break and found that Libreoffice 3.6 could be installed. I fortunately had no troubles as I always use the command line with apt-get for update and dist-upgrade. I am a little disappointed with the fact that it is RC4. You will find that on the 12th August, the final version of 3.6 was supposed to have been released. See Release Plan for 3.6.

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