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

Hi :)
The wiki-page

recommends using 


sudo apt-get purge libreoffice?

but i never quite trust the single question mark and replace that with a star to be certain of 
getting everything.  Also i'm not sure about purge as i suspect it gets rid of settings, configs, 
Extensions, galleries and everything so i prefer 


sudo apt-get remove libreoffice*


Also after doing the install you might want LibreOffice to look a bit nicer so it's good to install 
the desktop integration package relevant for your DE (in this case probably Gnome (or more likely a 
fork of it), Unity or Xfce (ok, this last one is unlikely)) so try 


sudo dpkg -i desktop-integration/*.deb

Note there is no / or anything in front of desktop-integration because the folder called 
"desktop-integration" should be in the folder you are already in at that point.

Regards from
Tom :)  






> ________________________________
> From: Dan Lewis <elderdanlewis@gmail.com>
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org 
> Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 4:01
> Subject: 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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