package libreoffice-gnome 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Martin Beynon]

crash on upgrade to 16.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libreoffice-gnome 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-59.98-generic 3.13.11-ckt22
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-59-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.20
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 22 12:14:11 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:libreoffice-gnome:1:4.2.8-0ubuntu4:subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-15 (493 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140723)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.13
SourcePackage: libreoffice
Title: package libreoffice-gnome 1:4.2.8-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-22 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Rico Tzschichholz (ricotz)]

Fixed in bionic/18.04 with https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1