package openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.1.1-5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[James Collier]

Binary package hint: openoffice.org

Failed to install during automatic update. Only change since last update is that I've added the quick launch icon to the notification area.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb 25 08:14:19 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
Package: openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.1.1-5ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-19.56-generic
SourcePackage: openoffice.org
Title: package openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.1.1-5ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-19-generic x86_64

[Monkey (monkey-libre)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #450569, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[James Collier (james-collier412)]

I exited the quickstarter and manually started "Update Manager" and rerun the update: installed fine.