package libreoffice-core 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Beto1917]

apt-get update & dist-upgrade

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libreoffice-core 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-8.15-generic 3.2.0
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-8-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jan 12 10:59:08 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to replace libreoffice-core 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 (using .../libreoffice-core_1%3a3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
 rmdir: failed to remove `usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.4/program/': No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libreoffice-core_1%3a3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2_i386.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-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429.4)
SourcePackage: libreoffice
Title: package libreoffice-core 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-12-01 (41 days ago)

[Ursula Junque (ursinha)]

From log:
 Preparing to replace libreoffice-core 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 (using .../libreoffice-core_1%3a3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
 rmdir: failed to remove `usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.4/program/': No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libreoffice-core_1%3a3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack):
  subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

Error is a bit different than bug 915298 (directory is not empty).

[Beto1917 (beto-mst)]

that's probably because I tried (which worked) to remove the non-empty directory... After that, I've created the so much needed directory and upgraded again. libreoffice-core installed just fine.