Installing kformula results in complete removal of kubuntu-desktop

[Arman]

I have Ubuntu 9.04 installed with kubuntu-desktop. OS is completely updated.

I wanted to install Koffice, so I typed in terminal: sudo apt-get install koffice, the error I got was as has been reported before: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/koffice/+bug/344558

I then typed sudo apt-get install kformula, with the following result:
(notice the packages to be removed, it actually wants to remove KDE)

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  kdeplasma-addons-data quassel-data libvncserver0 amarok-common
  libboost-thread1.37.0 libeet1 libloudmouth1-0 libtorrent-rasterbar2
  libpackagekit-qt11 libpackagekit-glib11 python-qt4-dbus libqzion0
  python-packagekit packagekit kdebase-workspace-data ksysguardd libgeoip1
  ktorrent-data libqca2-plugin-ossl packagekit-backend-apt
  libboost-filesystem1.37.0 libboost-system1.37.0 libmsn0.1 python-libtorrent
  libqedje0 libboost-python1.37.0
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  koffice-data koffice-libs latex-xft-fonts libruby1.8 ruby ruby1.8
Suggested packages:
  wordnet texlive-base ruby1.8-examples rdoc1.8 ri1.8
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  akregator amarok ark dolphin dragonplayer gdebi-kde gwenview install-package
  jockey-kde kaddressbook kamera kate kde-printer-applet kde-style-qtcurve
  kde-window-manager kde-zeroconf kdebase-bin kdebase-data kdebase-plasma
  kdebase-runtime kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4 kdebase-workspace-bin
  kdebase-workspace-libs4+5 kdebluetooth kdegraphics-strigi-plugins
  kdelibs-bin kdelibs5 kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdepasswd kdepim-kresources
  kdepim-strigi-plugins kdepim-wizards kdepimlibs5 kdeplasma-addons kdesudo
  kdm kfind khelpcenter4 klipper kmag kmail kmix kmousetool knotes konqueror
  konqueror-nsplugins konqueror-plugin-searchbar konsole kontact kopete
  korganizer kpackagekit krdc krfb ksnapshot ksysguard ksystemlog ktimetracker
  ktorrent kubuntu-desktop kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts kuser kvkbd
  kwalletmanager language-selector-qt libkcddb4 libkdecorations4 libkdepim4
  libkexiv2-7 libkholidays4 libkipi6 libkleo4 libkonq5 libkpgp4 libksieve4
  libkwineffects1 libmimelib4 libokularcore1 libplasma3 okular
  okular-extra-backends plasma-widget-network-manager
  plasma-widget-quickaccess python-kde4 python-plasma quassel
  software-properties-kde system-config-printer-kde systemsettings
  update-manager-kde update-notifier-kde
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  kformula koffice-data koffice-libs latex-xft-fonts libruby1.8 ruby ruby1.8
0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 91 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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After this operation, 264MB disk space will be freed.
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Unfortunately I didn't read and I actually ended up removing KDE completely.... :) When I again wanted to install kubuntu desktop, it mentioned that kformula will be removed.... basically it's either one or the other..

[grumplebox (garrulousgrump)]

Attempting to install this package causes apt to nuke my KDE applications as well. Running Ubuntu Jaunty here, with bog-standard repositories.

The following packages will be REMOVED:
  dolphin envyng-qt kate kdebase-bin kdebase-data kdebase-runtime kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4 kdelibs-bin
  kdelibs5 kdepimlibs5 kdesudo kfind khelpcenter4 konqueror konqueror-nsplugins libkonq5 libplasma3
  python-kde4

[Antonio Costantino (anto-costantino)]

Same here. As we're already three of us confirming the bug, I'm changing the status to confirmed. I've only recommended and security updates on, no odd repositories.

As long as koffice 1.6 is the recommended version by developers, and meanwhile canonical supports the package (as it appears from synaptic), I think this bug it's quite important. Anyway I'll let the original submitter or a packager to change the importance of the bug ;-)

[mt (ziopaperone)]

same here...lost completely kde, and being a "I need the windows user" I had no idea how to reinstall it except for a fresh installation...lost everything! I didn't know how to configure the network to download kde again :(
Marco

[esekyavuz (esekyavuz)]

I just upgraded to Jaunty from Intrepid x64 and got the same thing.

KPackageKit just hung on "Querying/Getting Dependencies" so I tried apt-get instead. I saw KDE going away and hit control C. Maybe not the best idea?

To repair I first had to run

sudo dpkg --configure -a

and then copied/pasted the uninstalled stuff listed on the screen, a dozen or so at a time, into

sudo apt-get install

Seems to be fine now.

Is there a better way to undo the damage?

[esekyavuz (esekyavuz)]

Clarifications:

I'm using Kubuntu.

KPackageKit hung when I tried to install KOffice.

I lost KDE when I installed Kformula with apt-get