package libreoffice-core 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[THAC0]

Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04

Ran Update Manger, libreoffice was being updated from 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 to 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2.

Needed to do a partial upgraded, accepted. All packages downloaded and installed successfully other than libreoffice-core (which remains in update-manager), instead I got an error dialogue saying it failed to install.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libreoffice-core 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-8.14-generic 3.2.0
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 12 20:04:18 2012
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64+mac (20120105)
SourcePackage: libreoffice
Title: package libreoffice-core 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-12 (0 days ago)

[THAC0 (gunjam)]

Packaged manager is now being some-what unresponsive and if I try and install libreoffice core I can an error dialogue saying 'The package system is broken' with the following log:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:

libreoffice-base-core: Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 is installed
libreoffice-calc: Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 is installed
                  Depends: libreoffice-base-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2 is installed
                  Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.6.2-10ubuntu1 is installed
libreoffice-common: Depends: libreoffice-style but it is a virtual package
libreoffice-draw: Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 is installed
                  Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.6.2-10ubuntu1 is installed
libreoffice-filter-binfilter: Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 is installed
                              Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.6.2-10ubuntu1 is installed
libreoffice-gnome: Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 is installed
                   Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.6.2-10ubuntu1 is installed
libreoffice-gtk: Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 is installed
                 Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.6.2-10ubuntu1 is installed
libreoffice-impress: Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 is installed
                     Depends: libreoffice-draw (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2 is installed
                     Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.6.2-10ubuntu1 is installed
libreoffice-math: Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 is installed
                  Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.6.2-10ubuntu1 is installed
libreoffice-writer: Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 is installed
                    Depends: libreoffice-base-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2 is installed
                    Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.6.2-10ubuntu1 is installed
python-uno: Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 is installed
            Depends: python (< 2.8) but 2.7.2-9ubuntu2 is installed
            Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1) but 1:4.6.2-10ubuntu1 is installed

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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