Can't launch libre office anymore

[reggler]

Hmm, okay let's see:

$ apt-get --simulate install libreoffice libreoffice-core libreoffice-writer libreoffice-calc libreoffice-impress libreoffice-draw libreoffice-math libreoffice-base libexttextcat0
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
      apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
      Also keep in mind that locking is deactivated,
      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libreoffice : Depends: libreoffice-filter-mobiledev but it is not going to be installed
               Depends: libreoffice-java-common (>= 1:3.5.4~) but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-base : Depends: libreoffice-java-common (>= 1:3.5.4~) but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-core : Depends: libreoffice-common (> 1:3.5.4) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

and for libreoffice alone I get

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libreoffice : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1) 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
               Depends: libreoffice-filter-mobiledev but it is not going to be installed
               Depends: libreoffice-java-common (>= 1:3.5.4~) 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

Then I tried adding the unmet depencies from above but now libreoffice-core seens to still be an issue:

$ apt-get --simulate install libreoffice libreoffice-core libreoffice-writer libreoffice-calc libreoffice-impress libreoffice-draw libreoffice-math libreoffice-base libexttextcat0 libreoffice-filter-mobiledev libreoffice-java-common libreoffice-java-common libreoffice-common
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
      apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
      Also keep in mind that locking is deactivated,
      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
libreoffice-java-common is already the newest version.
libreoffice-java-common set to manually installed.
libreoffice-filter-mobiledev is already the newest version.
libreoffice-common is already the newest version.
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libreoffice-common : Breaks: libreoffice-core (< 1:3.6~) but 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[SecretCode]

I meant with the specific versions from the previous command - thus:

apt-get --simulate install libreoffice-core=1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 libreoffice-common=1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 [B]libreoffice[/B]

or even

apt-get --simulate install libreoffice-core=1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 libreoffice-common=1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 libreoffice libreoffice-writer libreoffice-calc libreoffice-impress libreoffice-draw libreoffice-math libreoffice-base libexttextcat0 libreoffice-filter-mobiledev libreoffice-java-common

[reggler]

$ apt-get --simulate install libreoffice-core=1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 libreoffice-common=1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 libreoffice
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
      apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
      Also keep in mind that locking is deactivated,
      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
libreoffice-common is already the newest version.
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libreoffice : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1) but 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 is 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
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

$ apt-get --simulate install libreoffice-core=1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 libreoffice-common=1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 libreoffice libreoffice-writer libreoffice-calc libreoffice-impress libreoffice-draw libreoffice-math libreoffice-base libexttextcat0 libreoffice-filter-mobiledev libreoffice-java-common
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
      apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
      Also keep in mind that locking is deactivated,
      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
libreoffice-java-common is already the newest version.
libreoffice-java-common set to manually installed.
libreoffice-filter-mobiledev is already the newest version.
libreoffice-common is already the newest version.
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libreoffice : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1) but 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 is 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
 libreoffice-base : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1) but 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 is to be installed
                    Depends: libreoffice-base-core (= 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1) but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-calc : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1) but 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 is to be installed
                    Depends: libreoffice-base-core (= 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1) but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-core : Conflicts: libreoffice-base (< 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1) but 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
                    Conflicts: libreoffice-calc (< 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1) but 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
                    Conflicts: libreoffice-draw (< 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1) but 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
                    Conflicts: libreoffice-impress (< 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1) but 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
                    Conflicts: libreoffice-writer (< 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1) but 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1 is to be installed
 libreoffice-draw : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1) but 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 is to be installed
 libreoffice-impress : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1) but 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 is to be installed
 libreoffice-math : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1) but 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 is to be installed
 libreoffice-writer : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1) but 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 is to be installed
                      Depends: libreoffice-base-core (= 1:3.5.4-0ubuntu1.1) but it is not going to be installed
                      Recommends: libreoffice-emailmerge but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

[SecretCode]

Well, I don't know what to do now. Forcing the 1:3.6... version on all the packages might change something, but I'm not very confident. We still don't know where the 1:3.5.4 package version is coming from.

[reggler]

Well, I don't know what to do now. Forcing the 1:3.6... version on all the packages might change something, but I'm not very confident. We still don't know where the 1:3.5.4 package version is coming from.

Hmm, well Thank you for your efforts anyways! Anyone else maybe?

Thank you!

[SecretCode]

Thoughts remaining:

There's still a ppa in there - the latest version of each LibreOffice package has 'ppa' in the version string. I thought you were going to comment out that ppa?

GirlOnTop's suggestion - it does trigger removing a surprising number of packages, but it looks like they're nearly all i386 32 bit packages. If you strip out those the only ones that will be removed are
ia32-libs{a}
libao-common{u}
skype{a}
wine{a}
wine1.5{a}
wine1.5-amd64{a}
so it might not be as risky as it looks. (I'm intrigued as to why skype was automatically installed - {a}.)

[SteveRiley]

Forcing versions isn't the right approach. You still have some stuff lingering around from the PPA. While the PPA itself is no longer present in your list of sources, some of its packages remain on your hard drive. Time to bring out the big guns: we're going to start bending DPKG to our will. Some brute force cleaning will help return your system to a predictable state.

I would like to see the output of:

dpkg --list | grep -i ppa

and:

dpkg --simulate --force-depends --purge $(dpkg --list | awk '/libreoffice/ {print $2}')

[reggler]

Forcing versions isn't the right approach. You still have some stuff lingering around from the PPA. While the PPA itself is no longer present in your list of sources, some of its packages remain on your hard drive. Time to bring out the big guns: we're going to start bending DPKG to our will. Some brute force cleaning will help return your system to a predictable state.

I would like to see the output of:

dpkg --list | grep -i ppa

and:

dpkg --simulate --force-depends --purge $(dpkg --list | awk '/libreoffice/ {print $2}')

Now that sounds scary:

ii  akonadi-backend-mysql                         1.8.0-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1            MySQL storage backend for Akonadi
ii  akonadi-server                                1.8.0-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1            Akonadi PIM storage service
ii  akregator                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          RSS/Atom feed aggregator
ii  amarok                                        2:2.6.0-0ubuntu1~precise1~ppa3               easy to use media player based on the KDE Platform
ii  amarok-common                                 2:2.6.0-0ubuntu1~precise1~ppa3               architecture independent files for Amarok
ii  amarok-utils                                  2:2.6.0-0ubuntu1~precise1~ppa3               utilities for Amarok media player
ii  apparmor                                      2.7.102-0ubuntu3.1                           User-space parser utility for AppArmor
ii  ark                                           4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          archive utility
ii  audiocd-kio                                   4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          transparent audio CD access for applications using the KDE Platform
ii  dh-apparmor                                   2.7.102-0ubuntu3.1                           AppArmor debhelper routines
ii  dolphin                                       4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          file manager
ii  dragonplayer                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          simple video player
ii  fonts-opensymbol                              2:102.2+LibO3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1 OpenSymbol TrueType font
ii  freenx-server                                 0.7.3.zgit.120322.977c28d-0~ppa11            Remote desktop/application/thin-client server core features
ii  freespacenotifier                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          free space notification module for KDE
ii  gimp                                          2.8.2-1ubuntu0ppa2~precise                   The GNU Image Manipulation Program
ii  gimp-data                                     2.8.2-1ubuntu0ppa2~precise                   Data files for GIMP
ii  gwenview                                      4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          image viewer
ii  jovie                                         4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          text-to-speech system for KDE
ii  kaccessible                                   4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          accessibility services for Qt applications
ii  kaddressbook                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          address book and contact data manager
ii  kamera                                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          digital camera support for KDE applications
ii  kate                                          4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          K Advanced Text Editor
ii  kate-data                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          shared data files for kate
ii  katepart                                      4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          kate KPart
ii  kcalc                                         4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          simple and scientific calculator
ii  kde-base-artwork                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          base artwork for the KDE Plasma Workspace
ii  kde-baseapps-bin                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          core binaries for the KDE base applications
ii  kde-baseapps-data                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          shared data files for the KDE base applications
ii  kde-runtime                                   4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          runtime components from the official KDE release
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ii  kde-style-oxygen                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          Oxygen widget style
ii  kde-style-qtcurve                             1.8.14-1~precise1~ppa1                       QtCurve widget style for KDE 4
ii  kde-wallpapers-default                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          default wallpaper for the Plasma workspace
ii  kde-window-manager                            4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          K window manager (KWin)
ii  kde-window-manager-common                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          K window manager (KWin) Common Files
ii  kde-workspace                                 4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          KDE Plasma Workspace components
ii  kde-workspace-bin                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          core binaries for the KDE Plasma Workspace
ii  kde-workspace-data                            4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          shared data files for the KDE Plasma Workspace
ii  kde-workspace-kgreet-plugins                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          KDE greet libraries for authentication
ii  kde-zeroconf                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa5          zeroconf plugins and kio slaves for KDE
ii  kdebase-runtime                               4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Transitional package for the KDE runtime components
ii  kdegames-card-data                            4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          card decks for KDE games
ii  kdegames-data                                 4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          games from the official KDE release -- shared data files
ii  kdegraphics-strigi-analyzer                   4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          graphics file format plugins for Strigi Desktop Search
ii  kdelibs-bin                                   4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          core executables for KDE Applications
ii  kdelibs5-data                                 4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          core shared data for all KDE Applications
ii  kdelibs5-plugins                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          core plugins for KDE Applications
ii  kdemultimedia-kio-plugins                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          transitional package for audiocd-kio
ii  kdenetwork-filesharing                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa5          network filesharing configuration module
ii  kdepasswd                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          graphical password changing utility
ii  kdepim-kresources                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          KDE PIM resource plugins
ii  kdepim-runtime                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          Runtime components for akonadi-kde
ii  kdepim-strigi-plugins                         4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          PIM file format plugins for Strigi Desktop Search
ii  kdepimlibs-kio-plugins                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          kio slaves used by KDE PIM applications
ii  kdm                                           4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          KDE Display Manager for X11
ii  kdoctools                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          various tools for accessing application documentation
ii  khelpcenter4                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          help center
ii  kinfocenter                                   4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          system information viewer
ii  kipi-plugins                                  4:2.6.0-0ubuntu2~precise1~ppa1               image manipulation/handling plugins for KIPI aware programs
ii  kipi-plugins-common                           4:2.6.0-0ubuntu2~precise1~ppa1               kipi-plugins architecture-independent data
ii  klipper                                       4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          clipboard manager
ii  kmag                                          4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          screen magnifier tool
ii  kmail                                         4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          full featured graphical email client
ii  kmenuedit                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          XDG menu editor
ii  kmix                                          4:4.9.1-0ubuntu2~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          volume control and mixer
ii  kmousetool                                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          mouse manipulation tool for the disabled
ii  kmouth                                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          type-and-say frontend for speech synthesizers
ii  knode                                         4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          graphical news reader
ii  knotes                                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          sticky notes application
ii  konqueror                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          advanced file manager, web browser and document viewer
ii  konqueror-nsplugins                           4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Netscape plugin support for Konqueror
ii  konsole                                       4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          X terminal emulator
ii  kontact                                       4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          integrated application for personal information management
ii  kopete                                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa5          instant messaging and chat application
ii  korganizer                                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          calendar and personal organizer
ii  kpat                                          4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          solitaire card games
ii  kppp                                          4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa5          modem dialer for KDE
ii  kscreensaver                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Additional screensavers for KScreenSaver
ii  kscreensaver-xsavers                          4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          xscreensaver support for KScreenSaver
ii  ksnapshot                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          screen capture tool
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ii  ksysguardd                                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          System Guard Daemon
ii  ksystemlog                                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          system log viewer
ii  kttsd                                         4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          transitional package for jovie
ii  kwalletmanager                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          secure password wallet manager
ii  kwin-style-qtcurve                            1.8.14-1~precise1~ppa1                       QtCurve window decoration for KWin
ii  libakonadi-calendar4                          4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library providing calendar helpers for Akonadi items
ii  libakonadi-contact4                           4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for using the Akonadi PIM data server
ii  libakonadi-kabc4                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for using the Akonadi PIM data server
ii  libakonadi-kcal4                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for using the Akonadi PIM data server
ii  libakonadi-kde4                               4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for using the Akonadi PIM data server
ii  libakonadi-kmime4                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for using the Akonadi PIM data server
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ii  libaudiocdplugins4                            4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          transparent audio CD access for applications using the KDE Platform
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ii  libgimp2.0                                    2.8.2-1ubuntu0ppa2~precise                   Libraries for the GNU Image Manipulation Program
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ii  libincidenceeditorsng4                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          incidenteditor library
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ii  libkalarmcal2                                 4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for handling kalarm calendar data
ii  libkateinterfaces4                            4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          kate plugin interface library
ii  libkatepartinterfaces4                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          kate part library
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ii  libkcmutils4                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          utility classes for using KCM modules
ii  libkcompactdisc4                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          KDE library for interfacing with CDs
ii  libkdcraw-data                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          RAW picture decoding library -- data files
ii  libkde3support4                               4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          KDE 3 Support Library for the KDE 4 Platform
ii  libkdeclarative5                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          declarative library for plasma
ii  libkdecorations4abi1                          4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library used by decorations for the KDE window manager
ii  libkdecore5                                   4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          KDE Platform Core Library
rc  libkdegames5a                                 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.1~ppa1                      shared library for KDE games
ii  libkdegames6                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          shared library for KDE games
ii  libkdepim4                                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          KDE PIM library
ii  libkdepimdbusinterfaces4                      4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          kde pim dbusinterface libary
ii  libkdesu5                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Console-mode Authentication Library for the KDE Platform
ii  libkdeui5                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          KDE Platform User Interface Library
ii  libkdewebkit5                                 4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          KDE WebKit Library
ii  libkdgantt2                                   4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          kdgantt library
ii  libkdnssd4                                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          DNS-SD Protocol Library for the KDE Platform
ii  libkemoticons4                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          utility classes to deal with emoticon themes
ii  libkephal4abi1                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          API for easier handling of multihead systems
ii  libkexiv2-11                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          Qt like interface for the libexiv2 library
ii  libkexiv2-data                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          Qt-like interface for the libexiv2 library -- data files
ii  libkfile4                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          File Selection Dialog Library for KDE Platform
ii  libkgapi0                                     0.4.1-0ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1                 Google API library for KDE
ii  libkgeomap-data                               1.0~digikam2.6.0-0ubuntu2~precise1~ppa1      Data files for libkgeomap
ii  libkgeomap1                                   1.0~digikam2.6.0-0ubuntu2~precise1~ppa1      World-map wrapper to browse and arrange photos over a map
ii  libkholidays4                                 4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          holidays calculation library
ii  libkhtml5                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          KHTML Web Content Rendering Engine
ii  libkidletime4                                 4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          library to provide information about idle time
ii  libkimap4                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for handling IMAP data
ii  libkio5                                       4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Network-enabled File Management Library for the KDE Platform
ii  libkipi-data                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          data files for kipi libraries
ii  libkipi9                                      4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          library for apps that want to use kipi-plugins (runtime version)
ii  libkjsapi4                                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          KJS API Library for the KDE Development Platform
ii  libkjsembed4                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          library for binding JavaScript objects to QObjects
ii  libkldap4                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for accessing LDAP
ii  libkleo4                                      4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          certificate based crypto library
ii  libkmanagesieve4                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          manageing mail/news message filtering library
ii  libkmbox4                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for handling mbox mailboxes
ii  libkmediaplayer4                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          KMediaPlayer Interface for the KDE Platform
ii  libkmime4                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for handling MIME data
ii  libknewstuff2-4                               4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          "Get Hot New Stuff" v2 Library for the KDE Platform
ii  libknewstuff3-4                               4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          "Get Hot New Stuff" v3 Library for the KDE Platform
ii  libknotifyconfig4                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          library for configuring KDE Notifications
ii  libkntlm4                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          NTLM Authentication Library for the KDE Platform
ii  libkolab0                                     0.2.1-0ubuntu1~precise1~ppa2                 Maps KDE containers to Kolab formats
ii  libkolabxml0                                  0.7.0-0ubuntu2~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa4            Kolab Format 3.0 serialization, read and write library
ii  libkonq-common                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          core Konqueror library - support files
ii  libkonq5-templates                            4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          data files for the Konqueror libraries
ii  libkonq5abi1                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          core libraries for Konqueror
ii  libkonqsidebarplugin4a                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          konqueror sidebar plugin library
ii  libkontactinterface4                          4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          Kontact interface library
ii  libkopete4                                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa5          main Kopete library
ii  libkparts4                                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Framework for the KDE Platform Graphical Components
ii  libkpgp4                                      4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          gpg based crypto library
ii  libkpimidentities4                            4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for managing user identities
ii  libkpimtextedit4                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library that provides a textedit with PIM-specific features
ii  libkpimutils4                                 4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for dealing with email addresses
ii  libkprintutils4                               4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          utility classes to deal with printing
ii  libkpty4                                      4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Pseudo Terminal Library for the KDE Platform
ii  libkresources4                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          KDE Resource framework library
ii  libkrosscore4                                 4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Kross Core Library
ii  libksane-data                                 4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          scanner library (data files)
ii  libksane0                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          scanner library (runtime)
ii  libkscreensaver5                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library of the KDE Screensaver system
ii  libksgrd4                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for ksysguard
ii  libksieve4                                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          mail/news message filtering library
ii  libksieveui4                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          mail/news message ui filtering library
ii  libksignalplotter4                            4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          KSignalPlotter widget
ii  libktexteditor4                               4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          KTextEditor interfaces for the KDE Platform
ii  libktnef4                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for handling TNEF data
ii  libkunitconversion4                           4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Unit Conversion library for the KDE Platform
ii  libkvkontakte1                                1.0~digikam2.6.0-0ubuntu2~precise1~ppa1      vkontakte.ru library
ii  libkwineffects1abi4                           4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library used by effects for the KDE window manager
ii  libkwinglutils1abi1                           4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library used by accellaration for the KDE window manager
ii  libkwinnvidiahack4                            4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library used by nvidia cards for the KDE window manager
ii  libkworkspace4abi2                            4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for the kdebase workspace
ii  libkxmlrpcclient4                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          simple XML-RPC client library
ii  libmailcommon4                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          common mail libary
ii  libmailimporter4                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          mail file import library
ii  libmailtransport4                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          mail transport service library
ii  libmarblewidget14                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Marble globe widget library
ii  libmediawiki1                                 1.0~digikam2.6.0-0ubuntu2~precise1~ppa1      KDE C++ interface for MediaWiki based web services (runtime)
ii  libmessagecomposer4                           4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          message composer library
ii  libmessagecore4                               4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          message core library
ii  libmessagelist4                               4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          message list library
ii  libmessageviewer4                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          message viewer library
ii  libmicroblog4                                 4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for using the Microblog Akonadi Resource
ii  libmusicbrainz5-0                             5.0.1-2~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2                   Library to access the MusicBrainz.org database
ii  libnepomuk4                                   4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Nepomuk Meta Data Library
ii  libnepomukcore4abi1                           4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          The Nepomuk Meta Data Library
ii  libnepomukquery4a                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Nepomuk Query Library for the KDE Platform
ii  libnepomuksync4                               4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Nepomuk sync interface for the Backup and Sync service
ii  libnepomukutils4                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Nepomuk Utility Library
ii  libnx-xorg                                    1:3.5.0-9-2-1-2-0~ppa1~precise2              NX support libraries
ii  libokularcore1abi1                            4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa3          libraries for the Okular document viewer
ii  libplasma-geolocation-interface4              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for the Plasma geolocation
ii  libplasma3                                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Plasma Library for the KDE Platform
ii  libplasmaclock4abi3                           4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for Plasma clocks
ii  libplasmagenericshell4                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          shared elements for all the plasma shells
ii  libprocesscore4abi1                           4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for ksysguard based process view
ii  libprocessui4a                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for ksysguard process user interface
ii  libqgpgme1                                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for GpgME++ integration with Qt
ii  libqt4-dbus                                   4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 D-Bus module
ii  libqt4-dbus:i386                              4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 D-Bus module
ii  libqt4-declarative                            4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 Declarative module
ii  libqt4-declarative:i386                       4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 Declarative module
ii  libqt4-designer                               4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 designer module
ii  libqt4-designer:i386                          4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 designer module
ii  libqt4-help                                   4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 help module
ii  libqt4-network                                4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 network module
ii  libqt4-network:i386                           4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 network module
ii  libqt4-opengl                                 4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 OpenGL module
ii  libqt4-opengl:i386                            4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 OpenGL module
ii  libqt4-qt3support                             4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 3 compatibility library for Qt 4
ii  libqt4-qt3support:i386                        4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 3 compatibility library for Qt 4
ii  libqt4-script                                 4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 script module
ii  libqt4-script:i386                            4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 script module
ii  libqt4-scripttools                            4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 script tools module
ii  libqt4-scripttools:i386                       4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 script tools module
ii  libqt4-sql                                    4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 SQL module
ii  libqt4-sql:i386                               4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 SQL module
ii  libqt4-sql-mysql                              4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 MySQL database driver
ii  libqt4-sql-mysql:i386                         4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 MySQL database driver
ii  libqt4-sql-sqlite                             4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 SQLite 3 database driver
ii  libqt4-svg                                    4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 SVG module
ii  libqt4-svg:i386                               4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 SVG module
ii  libqt4-test                                   4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 test module
ii  libqt4-test:i386                              4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 test module
ii  libqt4-xml                                    4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 XML module
ii  libqt4-xml:i386                               4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 XML module
ii  libqt4-xmlpatterns                            4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 XML patterns module
ii  libqt4-xmlpatterns:i386                       4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 XML patterns module
ii  libqtcore4                                    4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 core module
ii  libqtcore4:i386                               4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 core module
ii  libqtglib-2.0-0                               0.10.2-2~ppa1~precise1                       C++ bindings library for GLib and GObject with a Qt-style API
ii  libqtgstreamer-0.10-0                         0.10.2-2~ppa1~precise1                       C++ bindings library for GStreamer with a Qt-style API
ii  libqtgui4                                     4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 GUI module
ii  libqtgui4:i386                                4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 GUI module
rc  libreoffice-calc                              1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1           office productivity suite -- spreadsheet
ii  libreoffice-common                            1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1           office productivity suite -- arch-independent files
rc  libreoffice-core                              1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1           office productivity suite -- arch-dependent files
rc  libreoffice-draw                              1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1           office productivity suite -- drawing
ii  libreoffice-filter-mobiledev                  1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1           office productivity suite -- mobile devices filters
rc  libreoffice-impress                           1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1           office productivity suite -- presentation
ii  libreoffice-java-common                       1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1           office productivity suite -- arch-independent Java support files
rc  libreoffice-math                              1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1           office productivity suite -- equation editor
ii  libreoffice-style-oxygen                      1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1           office productivity suite -- Oxygen symbol style
ii  libreoffice-style-tango                       1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1           office productivity suite -- Tango symbol style
rc  libreoffice-writer                            1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1           office productivity suite -- word processor
ii  libsolid4                                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Solid Library for KDE Platform
ii  libsolidcontrol4abi2                          4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for Solid based network management
ii  libsolidcontrolifaces4abi2                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library for Solid based network interface management
ii  libsoprano4                                   2.7.57+dfsg.1-0ubuntu3~precise1~ppa1         libraries for the Soprano RDF framework
ii  libsyndication4                               4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          parser library for RSS and Atom feeds
ii  libtaskmanager4abi3                           4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library which provides task management facilities
ii  libtemplateparser4                            4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          template parser library
ii  libthreadweaver4                              4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          ThreadWeaver Library for the KDE Platform
ii  libweather-ion6                               4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          library which provides an interface for weather information services
ii  libxcompext3                                  1:3.5.0-9-2-1-2-0~ppa1~precise2              NX X11 protocol compression extensions library
ii  libxcompshad3                                 1:3.5.0-9-2-1-2-0~ppa1~precise2              NX shadowing library
ii  marble-data                                   4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          data files for Marble
ii  marble-plugins                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          plugins for Marble
ii  nepomuk-core                                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Nepomuk Semantik Desktop core libraries
ii  nepomuk-core-data                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Nepomuk Semantik Desktop core libraries -- shared data files
ii  nx-common                                     0.7.3.zgit.120322.977c28d-0~ppa11            NX server common package.
ii  nxagent                                       1:3.5.0-9-2-1-2-0~ppa1~precise2              X server for remote access
ii  okular                                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa3          universal document viewer
ii  okular-extra-backends                         4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa3          additional document format support for Okular
ii  oxygen-cursor-theme                           0.0.2012-06-kde4.8-2ubuntu2~precise1~ppa1    Oxygen mouse cursor theme
ii  oxygen-icon-theme                             4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          Oxygen icon theme
ii  phonon-backend-gstreamer                      4:4.7.0really4.6.2-0ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1    Phonon GStreamer 0.10.x backend
ii  plasma-dataengines-addons                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          additional data engines for Plasma
ii  plasma-dataengines-workspace                  4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          KDE Plasma data engines
ii  plasma-desktop                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          KDE Plasma workspace for desktop and laptop computers
ii  plasma-netbook                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          KDE Plasma workspace for netbook computers
ii  plasma-scriptengine-javascript                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          JavaScript script engine for Plasma
ii  plasma-scriptengine-python                    4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          Python script engine for Plasma
ii  plasma-widget-folderview                      4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          plasma widget showing the content of a folder
ii  plasma-widget-kimpanel                        4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          KIMPanel widget for Plasma
ii  plasma-widget-networkmanagement               0.9.0.3-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1               Network Management widget for KDE Plasma workspaces
ii  plasma-widgets-addons                         4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          additional widgets for Plasma
ii  plasma-widgets-workspace                      4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          plasma widgets and containments for the KDE Plasma Workspace
ii  ppa-purge                                     0.2.8+bzr56                                  disables a PPA and reverts to official packages
ii  printer-applet                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          manages your printing jobs
ii  printer-driver-pnm2ppa                        1.13+nondbs-0ubuntu1                         printer driver for HP-GDI printers
ii  python-kde4                                   4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          Python bindings for the KDE Development Platform
ii  qdbus                                         4:4.8.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1          Qt 4 D-Bus tool
ii  rekonq                                        0.9.2-0ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1                 KDE web browser based on Webkit
ii  shared-desktop-ontologies                     0.10.0-0ubuntu1~precise1~ppa1                shared ontologies for semantic searching
ii  soprano-daemon                                2.7.57+dfsg.1-0ubuntu3~precise1~ppa1         daemon for the Soprano RDF framework
ii  system-config-printer-kde                     4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa1          printer configuration utility
ii  systemsettings                                4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          System Settings
ii  tasks-icons                                   4:4.9.1-0ubuntu1~ubuntu12.04.1~ppa2          icon files for the taks management
ii  uno-libs3                                     3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1             LibreOffice UNO runtime environment -- public shared libraries
ii  ure                                           3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1             LibreOffice UNO runtime environment
ii  wine-gecko1.5                                 1.5-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1                   Microsoft Windows compatibility layer (embedded web browser)
ii  wine-gecko1.6                                 1.6-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1                   Microsoft Windows compatibility layer (embedded web browser)
ii  wine-gecko1.6:i386                            1.6-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1                   Microsoft Windows compatibility layer (embedded web browser)
ii  wine-gecko1.7                                 1.7-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1                   Microsoft Windows compatibility layer (embedded web browser)
ii  wine-gecko1.7:i386                            1.7-0ubuntu1~ppa1~precise1                   Microsoft Windows compatibility layer (embedded web browser)
ii  wine-mono0.0.4                                0.0.4-0ubuntu1~ppa1                          Microsoft Windows compatibility layer (.NET compatibility)
rc  wine1.4                                       1.4-0ubuntu5~precise1~ppa1                   Microsoft Windows Compatibility Layer (Binary Emulator and Library)
rc  wine1.4-amd64                                 1.4-0ubuntu5~precise1~ppa1                   Microsoft Windows Compatibility Layer (64-bit support)
rc  wine1.4-i386:i386                             1.4-0ubuntu5~precise1~ppa1                   Microsoft Windows Compatibility Layer (32-bit support)
ii  winetricks                                    0.0+20120912~precise1~ppa1                   Microsoft Windows Compatibility Layer (winetricks)

and

$ sudo dpkg --simulate --force-depends --purge $(dpkg --list | awk '/libreoffice/ {print $2}')
(Reading database ... 370819 files and directories currently installed.)
Would remove or purge libreoffice-calc ...
Would remove or purge libreoffice-core ...
Would remove or purge libreoffice-draw ...
Would remove or purge libreoffice-filter-mobiledev ...
Would remove or purge libreoffice-impress ...
Would remove or purge libreoffice-java-common ...
Would remove or purge libreoffice-math ...
Would remove or purge libreoffice-style-oxygen ...
Would remove or purge libreoffice-writer ...
Would remove or purge libreoffice-common ...
Would remove or purge libreoffice-style-tango ...

[SteveRiley]

Nah, not quite so scary. Here we go:

sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge $(dpkg --list | awk '/libreoffice/ {print $2}')
sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge fonts-opensymbol
sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge ure
sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge uno-libs3

Then run this, and ideally there should be no output:

sudo dpkg --audit

[reggler]

$ sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge $(dpkg --list | awk '/libreoffice/ {print $2}')
[sudo] password for reg: 
(Reading database ... 370819 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libreoffice-calc ...
Purging configuration files for libreoffice-calc ...
Removing libreoffice-core ...
Purging configuration files for libreoffice-core ...
Removing libreoffice-draw ...
Purging configuration files for libreoffice-draw ...
Removing libreoffice-filter-mobiledev ...
Removing libreoffice-impress ...
Purging configuration files for libreoffice-impress ...
Removing libreoffice-java-common ...
Removing libreoffice-math ...
Purging configuration files for libreoffice-math ...
Removing libreoffice-style-oxygen ...
Removing libreoffice-writer ...
Purging configuration files for libreoffice-writer ...
Removing libreoffice-common ...
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/libreoffice/share/prereg/': No such file or directory
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/libreoffice/share/': No such file or directory
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/libreoffice/program/': No such file or directory
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/libreoffice': No such file or directory
rmdir: failed to remove `/var/lib/libreoffice': No such file or directory
Purging configuration files for libreoffice-common ...
Removing libreoffice-style-tango ...
Processing triggers for gnome-icon-theme ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info ...
Unknown media type in type 'all/all'
Unknown media type in type 'all/allfiles'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/mms'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmst'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/mmsu'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/pnm'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspt'
Unknown media type in type 'uri/rtspu'
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
reg@regDesktopHome:~$ sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge fonts-opensymbol
(Reading database ... 368272 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing fonts-opensymbol ...
Processing triggers for fontconfig ...
reg@regDesktopHome:~$ sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge ure
dpkg: ure: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
 uno-libs3 depends on ure (>= 3.6.0~).
(Reading database ... 368264 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing ure ...
reg@regDesktopHome:~$ sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge uno-libs3
(Reading database ... 368196 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing uno-libs3 ...
Purging configuration files for uno-libs3 ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
reg@regDesktopHome:~$ sudo dpkg --audit

Quite scarry, I don't even know what I exactly I did now, can you explain, please?
Thanks!

[SteveRiley]

There are two ways to manipulate packages. apt-get tries as hard as possible not to leave your system in a broken state. It does not allow broken dependencies to exist on a system. But sometimes it's possible for the dependency structure to become corrupt; this is the situation you encountered when trying to switch to a different set of LibreOffice packages.

dpkg is the raw package handling utility for APT-based systems (like Debian and Ubuntu). Usually people use it to install downloaded .deb package files. Its other popular use is to force packages off a system -- to manually correct for dependency corruption. That's what I was having you do.

You should now be able to successfully install LibreOffice. But let's run a simulation first:

sudo apt-get update
apt-get --simulate install libreoffice

[reggler]

Yes Steve, I got it back up now!
I understand the thing with apt-get and dpkg but I was wondering what sudo dpkg --force-depends --purge $(dpkg --list | awk '/libreoffice/ {print $2}') does more specifically. But I think I got it now: it'll extract the 2nd column of dpkg if it contains "libreoffice". I have not used awk in a while and kinda forgot how useful it can be.

[SteveRiley]

Yay! All is well with the world once more. DPKG, I am thy master

[Snowhog]

DPKG, I am thy master

And apt is thy right hand.

[SteveRiley]

And apt is thy right hand.

Indeed, for in Psalm 16:11 we learn:

Thou wilt show me the path of life: In thy presence is fulness of joy; In thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

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