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    Can't launch libre office anymore

    Hi,

    All of a sudden, I realized todqay that my Libre office write and calc don't launch anymore... I tried around and now all I'm left with is a white Libre Office icon and when I retry installing writer or calc with Muon Software Center, all I get is a message saying "The package could not be initialized, your configuration may be broken"... how do I get this ironed out?

    Thanks!
    roN

    http://www.inetgate.biz

    #2
    Try re-installing Libre Office from Muon Package Manager (not Muon Software Center) or from the command line.
    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
      Originally posted by Snowhog View Post
      Try re-installing Libre Office from Muon Package Manager (not Muon Software Center) or from the command line.
      How would I do that, I only get these oprtions:


      Code:
      $ muon --help
      Usage: muon [Qt-options] [KDE-options] 
      
      A package manager
      
      Generic options:
        --help                    Show help about options
        --help-qt                 Show Qt specific options
        --help-kde                Show KDE specific options
        --help-all                Show all options
        --author                  Show author information
        -v, --version             Show version information
        --license                 Show license information
        --                        End of options
      $
      roN

      http://www.inetgate.biz

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        #4
        Muon Package Manager is in the K Menu in System. However, launching it from a console, you just type: muon and press enter.

        If you want to try re-installing from the console, just type:
        Code:
        sudo apt-get install libreoffice
        If your are told that it is already installed, then type:
        Code:
        sudo apt-get install --reinstall libreoffice
        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 Snowhog View Post
          Muon Package Manager is in the K Menu in System. However, launching it from a console, you just type: muon and press enter.

          If you want to try re-installing from the console, just type:
          Code:
          sudo apt-get install libreoffice
          If your are told that it is already installed, then type:
          Code:
          sudo apt-get install --reinstall libreoffice
          Hi,

          I get this instead:
          Code:
          $ sudo apt-get install libreoffice
          sudo: unable to resolve host regDesktopHome
          [sudo] password for reg: 
          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-core (= 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1) 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
          E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
          reg@regDesktopHome:~$
          roN

          http://www.inetgate.biz

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            #6
            You have to have some 'third-party' repositories that you added, or you downloaded and installed a .deb package that was not available from the standard repositories that conflicted with Libre Office and had it removed. Until we know more about your repositories and what you have installed, this conflict can't be resolved.
            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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              #7
              My sources.list looks like this:
              Code:
              $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
              #############################################################
              ################### OFFICIAL UBUNTU REPOS ###################
              #############################################################
              
              ###### Ubuntu Main Repos
              deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse 
              deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted universe multiverse 
              
              ###### Ubuntu Update Repos
              deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe multiverse 
              deb http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse 
              deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security main restricted universe multiverse 
              deb-src http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted universe multiverse 
              
              ###### Ubuntu Partner Repo
              deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
              deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
              
              ###### Ubuntu Extras Repo
              deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
              deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
              
              ##############################################################
              ##################### UNOFFICIAL  REPOS ######################
              ##############################################################
              
              ###### 3rd Party Binary Repos
              
              #### Gimp - https://launchpad.net/~otto-kesselgulasch/+archive/gimp
              ## Run this command: sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 614C4B38
              deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu precise main
              
              #### Google Linux Software Repositories - http://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/
              ## Run this command: wget -q https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub -O- | sudo apt-key add -
              deb http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/ stable non-free
              
              #### Kubuntu Updates - https://edge.launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ppa
              ## Run this command: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 8AC93F7A
              deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu precise main 
              
              #### LibreOffice - http://www.documentfoundation.org/download/
              ## Run this command: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 1378B444
              deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu precise main
              
              #### VirtualBox - http://www.virtualbox.org
              ## Run this command: wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add -
              deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian precise contrib
              
              #### Wine - https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-wine/+archive/ppa/
              ## Run this command:  sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys F9CB8DB0
              deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu precise main
              
              
              ####### 3rd Party Source Repos
              
              #### Gimp (Source) - https://launchpad.net/~otto-kesselgulasch/+archive/gimp
              ## Run this command: sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com 614C4B38
              deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/otto-kesselgulasch/gimp/ubuntu precise main
              
              #### Kubuntu Updates (Source) - https://edge.launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/ppa
              ## Run this command: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 8AC93F7A
              deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/kubuntu-ppa/ppa/ubuntu precise main 
              
              #### LibreOffice (Source) - http://www.documentfoundation.org/download/
              ## Run this command: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 1378B444
              deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu precise main
              
              #### Wine (Source) - https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-wine/+archive/ppa/
              ## Run this command:  sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys F9CB8DB0
              
              deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu precise main
              
              deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ stable non-free 
              $
              roN

              http://www.inetgate.biz

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                #8
                Let's try to narrow down 'when' this might have occurred. When was the last time that you used Libre Office? Since that time, what applications have you installed or uninstalled?
                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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                  #9
                  Hah!,
                  That's a good question...I can't really tell but I've ran updates a few times since (with apt-get)..
                  Is there no othwer way of finding out what's causing this issue?
                  roN

                  http://www.inetgate.biz

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                    #10
                    Have you run
                    Code:
                    sudo apt-get install -f
                    ?

                    That's my usual reaction when faced with unmet dependencies.
                    I'd rather be locked out than locked in.

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                      #11
                      I had tried a sudo apt-get install -f already but nothing got installed, just tried again,. nothing...
                      roN

                      http://www.inetgate.biz

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by reggler View Post
                        Code:
                         libreoffice : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.0~rc4-0ubuntu3~ppa1~precise1) 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
                        E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
                        reg@regDesktopHome:~$
                        Hmm. Try explicitly installing the dependencies (shouldn't help but this has sorted out some such issues for me):

                        Code:
                        sudo apt-get install  libreoffice libreoffice-core libreoffice-writer libreoffice-calc libreoffice-impress libreoffice-draw libreoffice-math libreoffice-base
                        I'd rather be locked out than locked in.

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                          #13
                          That isn't going to help the OP. He/she has a real conflict between installed packages and the dependencies with libreoffice:

                          you have held broken packages
                          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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                            #14
                            Your best bet is to install Synaptic:
                            sudo apt-get install synaptic

                            Launch Synaptic, enter your password and reload your repository list (left-most icon).
                            Synaptic will tell you at the very bottom how many packages are broken.
                            Now, in the list with all the packages, click on the header for the left-most row, which has all the boxes below it. There are three types of boxes:
                            white - not installed
                            green - installed
                            red - broken (those are the packages we're interested in!)

                            Scroll down until you find the broken packages with a red box on the left. Uninstalling those packages should fix your problems (right-click on every package for the install/uninstall menu). Then click on the "Apply" icon above to go ahead with the uninstalls.

                            After you've uninstalled all broken packages and it says "0 broken packages" at the bottom, enter "libre" in the search bar at the top. Select the "libreoffice" package, right-click on it and "Install". It will tell you what it's going to install. Then click on the "Apply" button at the top again to go ahead with the install.
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                            Multimedia packages for Kubuntu x64 (x264 10bit, mplayer2, Aegisub etc.)
                            http://erokawaii.org/?page_id=5181

                            My stuff on kde-look.org
                            http://kde-look.org/usermanager/sear...ction=contents

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                              #15
                              This...
                              Code:
                              #### LibreOffice - http://www.documentfoundation.org/download/
                              ## Run this command: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 1378B444
                              deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu precise main
                              
                              #### LibreOffice (Source) - http://www.documentfoundation.org/download/
                              ## Run this command: sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 1378B444
                              deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu precise main
                              is most likely the cause of your problem. According to the stats, that package in the PPA is failing to build at the moment. Plus, it might have some dependency problems with the remainder of LibreOffice in the main repository (I can't check because I don't have a Precise box with which to investigate).

                              Comment those two PPAs, perform an apt-get update, and then reinstall LibreOffice.

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