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

[Xavier Fung]

Fail to upgrade. Console output from Synaptic.

(Reading database ... 267127 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libreoffice-core 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 (using .../libreoffice-core_1%3a3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
rmdir: failed to remove `usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.4/program/': Directory not empty
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libreoffice-core_1%3a3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libreoffice-core_1%3a3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreoffice-math:
 libreoffice-math depends on libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2); however:
  Version of libreoffice-core on system is 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2.
dpkg: error processing libreoffice-math (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreoffice-impress:
 libreoffice-impress depends on libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2); however:
  Version of libreoffice-core on system is 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2.
dpkg: error processing libreoffice-impress (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreoffice-writer:
 libreoffice-writer depends on libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2); however:
  Version of libreoffice-core on system is 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2.
dpkg: error processing libreoffice-writer (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreoffice-base-core:
 libreoffice-base-core depends on libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2); however:
  Version of libreoffice-core on system is 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2.
dpkg: error processing libreoffice-base-core (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreoffice-gnome:
 libreoffice-gnome depends on libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2); however:
  Version of libreoffice-core on system is 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2.
dpkg: error processing libreoffice-gnome (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreoffice-gtk:
 libreoffice-gtk depends on libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2); however:
  Version of libreoffice-core on system is 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2.
dpkg: error processing libreoffice-gtk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python-uno:
 python-uno depends on libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2); however:
  Version of libreoffice-core on system is 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2.
dpkg: error processing python-uno (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreoffice-draw:
 libreoffice-draw depends on libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2); however:
  Version of libreoffice-core on system is 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2.
dpkg: error processing libreoffice-draw (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreoffice-help-en-us:
 libreoffice-help-en-us depends on libreoffice-writer | language-support-translations-en; however:
  Package libreoffice-writer is not configured yet.
  Package language-support-translations-en is not installed.
dpkg: error processing libreoffice-help-en-us (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreoffice-calc:
 libreoffice-calc depends on libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2); however:
  Version of libreoffice-core on system is 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2.
 libreoffice-calc depends on libreoffice-base-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2); however:
  Package libreoffice-base-core is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing libreoffice-calc (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libreoffice-math
 libreoffice-impress
 libreoffice-writer
 libreoffice-base-core
 libreoffice-gnome
 libreoffice-gtk
 python-uno
 libreoffice-draw
 libreoffice-help-en-us
 libreoffice-calc

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: Fri Jan 13 09:21:13 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking replacement libreoffice-math ...
 Preparing to replace libreoffice-core 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 (using .../libreoffice-core_1%3a3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
 rmdir: failed to remove `usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.4/program/': Directory not empty
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libreoffice-core_1%3a3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: libreoffice
Title: package libreoffice-core 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-08-26 (140 days ago)

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #915271, so 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. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.