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

I use
cd desktop-integration
then
sudo dpkg -i *.deb

I tend to bring up the folder that has the files and then run the 
command on the files without dealing with the "run file in different 
folder" type of work.

I have not had any issues with "desktop menu installs" for Ubuntu since 
going to 12.04 from 10.04.  10.xx tended to give me troubles with the 
menu installation process half the time.  So, sometimes it will be 
needed to remove LO from the system either using the Terminal [remove 
not purge] or the Synaptic Package Manager. 12.xx and 13.04 seem not to 
install it with the upgrading or clean install.

I use MATE desktop environment instead of the other GNOME forks. I do 
not like Unity and/or the GNOME 3.x Unity-look-alike DE.  I have not 
upgraded my desktop to 13.04, but when I replace my sda drive, I will do 
a clean install of 13.04.  So I stick with 12.04 on the desktop and 
13.04 on the laptops.  There were just a few changes in the menus from 
12.04 and 12.10/13.04 with the rest seeming the same to me.




On 04/30/2013 09:55 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> 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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