Unable to upgrade libreoffice-common package
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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libreoffice (Ubuntu) |
Incomplete
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Last software weekly update reported a failure. Looks like the libreoffice-common package has issues:
~$ sudo apt-get check
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libreoffice-core : Depends: libreoffice-common (> 1:6.3.4) but 1:6.3.3-
libreoffice-
libreoffice-
libreoffice-
libreoffice-
libreoffice-
libreoffice-
libreoffice-
libreoffice-
libreoffice-
libreoffice-
libreoffice-
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
~$ sudo apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
libreoffice-
The following packages will be upgraded:
libreoffice-
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
25 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/33.7 MB of archives.
After this operation, 7,168 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 326394 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libreoffice
Unpacking libreoffice-common (1:6.3.
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/
all.deb (--unpack):
unable to open '/usr/share/
itted
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: libreoffice-common 1:6.3.3-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Jan 15 08:45:22 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-08-30 (502 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: libreoffice
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2019-12-16 (30 days ago)
Changed in libreoffice (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
BTW, I also tried reinstalling the package, but that had trouble, too:
~$ sudo apt install --reinstall libreoffice-common common -common_ 1%3a6.3. 4-0ubuntu0. 19.10.1_ all.deb ... 4-0ubuntu0. 19.10.1) over (1:6.3. 3-0ubuntu0. 19.10.1) ... apt/archives/ libreoffice- common_ 1%3a6.3. 4-0ubuntu0. 19.10.1_ libreoffice/ share/gallery/ people/ Student- Male.png. dpkg-new' : Operation not libreoffice/ share/prereg/ ': No such file or directory libreoffice/ share/' : No such file or directory libreoffice/ program/ ': No such file or directory libreoffice' : No such file or directory libreoffice' : No such file or directory apt/archives/ libreoffice- common_ 1%3a6.3. 4-0ubuntu0. 19.10.1_ all.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
libreoffice-
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
25 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/33.7 MB of archives.
After this operation, 7,168 B of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 326394 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libreoffice
Unpacking libreoffice-common (1:6.3.
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/
all.deb (--unpack):
unable to open '/usr/lib/
permitted
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)