package libreoffice-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/soffice', which is also in package openoffice.org-debian-menus 3.4-9593

[Dileep C V R]

unable to update the packages

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: libreoffice-common (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.18-lowlatency 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Dec 8 13:33:21 2012
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/soffice', which is also in package openoffice.org-debian-menus 3.4-9593
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-01 (6 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: libreoffice
Title: package libreoffice-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/soffice', which is also in package openoffice.org-debian-menus 3.4-9593
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

openoffice.org-debian-menus is not an supported package. If you install unsupported software from third parties, you have to expect conflicts. An obvious remedy would be to completely uninstall the third party software (and hope it did not create any further damage in e.g. profile directories).