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I've run sudo apt-get install -f from which I received the error: (after typing 'y' to give it permission to install libreoffice-common)

Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libreoffice-common_1%3a3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I am running 12.10.

I also ran the commands:

sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get autoclean

Then I tried

sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-common libreoffice-core libreoffice-ogltrans

and received the error:

Package 'libreoffice-common' is not installed, so not removed
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libreoffice-base-core : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-calc : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-draw : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-emailmerge : Depends: libreoffice-core but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-gnome : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-gtk : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-impress : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-math : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-pdfimport : Depends: libreoffice-core but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-presentation-minimizer : Depends: libreoffice-core but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-presenter-console : Depends: libreoffice-core but it is not going to be installed
 libreoffice-writer : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but it is not going to be installed
 mythes-en-us : Depends: libreoffice-core but it is not going to be installed or
                         openoffice.org-core (>= 1.9) but it is not installable or
                         language-support-writing-en but it is not installable
 python-uno : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
Josh Pinto
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2 Answers2

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The fact that you are experiencing this problem is a bug, and can be reported.

Try removing LibreOffice completely:

sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-common libreoffice-core libreoffice-ogltrans libreoffice-base-core libreoffice-calc libreoffice-draw libreoffice-emailmerge libreoffice-gnome libreoffice-gtk libreoffice-impress libreoffice-math libreoffice-pdfimport libreoffice-presentation-minimizer libreoffice-presenter-console libreoffice-writer mythes-en-us python-uno openoffice.org-debian-menus libreoffice-help-en-gb libreoffice-help-en-us libreoffice-help-zh-cn

Then check that everything seems to be working normally:

sudo apt-get install -f

Try installing SL (it's a small joke package that's harmless):

sudo apt-get install sl

This solution is based on this discussion.

Flimm
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  • The following packages have unmet dependencies: libreoffice-core : Depends: libreoffice-common (> 1:3.6.2~rc2) but it is not going to be installed libreoffice-ogltrans : Depends: libreoffice-common but it is not going to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). -- is the error I receive after trying removing libreoffice common – Josh Pinto Jan 29 '13 at 20:03
  • @BrentonHorne: see my edit. – Flimm Jan 29 '13 at 20:04
  • See my question edit (the resulting error was too long to fit in comments) – Josh Pinto Jan 29 '13 at 20:08
  • @BrentonHorne: see my edit again. If they are any packages that depend on libreoffice-common, just remove them. – Flimm Jan 29 '13 at 20:16
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You can try removing the offending .deb file first:

sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/libreoffice-common_1%3a3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4_all.deb

Once that is done, update the list of available packages:

sudo apt-get update

Then proceed with running apt-get -f install, removing openoffice, etc.

ImaginaryRobots
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