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Since the apt pandoc is still version 1.19 I thought I would try to install it from here https://packages.debian.org/buster/amd64/pandoc/download. But something went wrong:

$ sudo dpkg -i /tmp/mozilla_felix0/pandoc_2.2.1-3+b2_amd64.deb 
Selecting previously unselected package pandoc.
(Reading database ... 197422 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../pandoc_2.2.1-3+b2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking pandoc (2.2.1-3+b2) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pandoc:
pandoc depends on pandoc-data (>= 2.2.1-3); however:
  Version of pandoc-data on system is 1.19.2.4~dfsg-1build4.

dpkg: error processing package pandoc (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2ubuntu0.1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 pandoc

whenever I use pandoc I get this error message now

Could not find data file /usr/share/pandoc/data/abbreviations

I am not sure what I should do now. It is my first time using dpkg. I guess I need to purge the old version somehow, but I already used apt remove pandoc before, so I am unsure what went wrong.

Felix B.
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  • I installed the previous version using apt – Felix B. Jun 17 '20 at 20:42
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    Looks like you are running 18.04, and have the classic question Why don't the Ubuntu repositories have the latest versions of software?. Ubuntu 20.04 has pandoc 2.5. Newer software = Newer release of Ubuntu. – user535733 Jun 17 '20 at 20:49
  • The specific problem you are encountering is NOT due to an old version on the system. It's because the NEW version requires a whole cascade of dependencies...and the new package you downloaded is incompatible with at least one of those older dependencies. This kind of incompatibility is known as a version conflict . The easy way to fix it it to install all your packages from a single source (like Ubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 20.04). DON'T mix packages from different releases - that's what causes version conflicts. Yes, it's very different from how Windows or Mac works. Embrace the difference. – user535733 Jun 17 '20 at 21:00
  • You are right I am on 18.04 but I haven't gotten a prompt for an update of ubuntu - does that mean you have to regularly check whether updates for the operating system are available yourself? I thought I got some software updates from time to time – Felix B. Jun 17 '20 at 21:07
  • The upgrade from 18.04.x to 20.04.1 will be offered in July 2020. – user535733 Jun 17 '20 at 21:08
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    Does this answer your question? How do I uninstall Pandoc in Ubuntu 19.10 (and install most recent version) - use official pandoc package, do not mix the Debian and Ubuntu packages! – N0rbert Jun 18 '20 at 06:25
  • I think my question was answered by "The specific problem you are encountering is NOT due to an old version on the system... " apparently I did correctly deinstall it, but dependencies in the operating system itself aren't there I guess. – Felix B. Jun 18 '20 at 07:24

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