Re: [libreoffice-users] Error trying to install LibreOffice 4.0.2.2 on ubuntu 12.10

On 04/29/2013 09:57 PM, Hugh Lupien wrote:
> When trying to install LibreOffice 4.0.2.2 on ubuntu 12.10 using the 
> readme directions that follow:
>
> "sudo dpkg -i *.deb
>
> The above DEBSdpkg command does the first part of the installation 
> process. To complete the process, you also need to install the desktop 
> integration packages. To do this, change directory to the 
> "desktop-integration" directory that is within the "DEBS" directory, 
> using the following command:
>
> cd desktop-integration
>
> Now run the dpkg command again:
>
> sudo dpkg -i *.deb
>
> The installation process is now completed, and you should have icons 
> for all the LibreOffice applications in your desktop's 
> Applications/Office menu."
>
> I get the following error message after successfully installing the 
> first part according to the readme txt, and trying to install the 
> desktop integration packages:
>
> hugh-u@hugh-u:~/Downloads/LibreOffice_4.0.2.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS$ 
> cd desktop-integration
> hugh-u@hugh-u:~/Downloads/LibreOffice_4.0.2.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/desktop-integration$ 
> sudo dpkg -i *.deb[sudo] password for hugh-u:
> Selecting previously unselected package libreoffice-debian-menus.
> dpkg: regarding libreoffice4.0-debian-menus_4.0.2-2_all.deb containing 
> libreoffice-debian-menus:
>  libreoffice-debian-menus conflicts with libreoffice-bundled
>   libreoffice-core provides libreoffice-bundled and is present and 
> installed.
>
> dpkg: error processing libreoffice4.0-debian-menus_4.0.2-2_all.deb 
> (--install):
>  conflicting packages - not installing libreoffice-debian-menus
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  libreoffice4.0-debian-menus_4.0.2-2_all.deb
> hugh-u@hugh-u:~/Downloads/LibreOffice_4.0.2.2_Linux_x86-64_deb/DEBS/desktop-integration$ 
>
>
> Please help if you can. Thank you
>
> Hugh Lupien
     Ubuntu includes their own version of LibreOffice which includes 
this : libreoffice-common which contains the menu entries. When you ran 
sudo dpkg -i *.deb in the desktop-integration folder, you are trying to 
overwrite what is contained in libreoffice-common. That is when you get 
your error. (This has been happening to me for more than 10 years.)
     So, what do I do? First of all I have installed Synaptic from the 
Ubuntu repositories using
sudo apt-get install synaptic. Then open Synaptic (Applications > System 
Tools > Adminstration). You will have to enter your user password to 
open this program. Then enter libreoffice in the Search box and click 
the Search button. Remove all the packages that contain libreoffice in 
the Installed Version column. (Right click the program and select Mark 
for Removal. When you have marked all of the appropriate programs, click 
the Apply button. At the top. A window appears labeled Summary. Double 
check that you have not accidentally marked a program for removal that 
should not be removed. Also make sure that libreoffice-common is on the 
removal list. When you are satisfied, click the apply button in this 
window. Then close Synaptic. Now you can go back to the 
desktop-integration folder. There run sudo dpkg -i *.deb. This time 
there should be no error, and you should have the LO 4.0.2.2 menu 
present in the Office folder. Or if you use Unity (I do not), you can 
search for the LO icons using the top "icon" of the Dash.

--Dan

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