I tried to uninstall OpenOffice and install LibreOffice (Writer), but I got an error message (and now I can't seem to install anything from Ubuntu Software).
sudo apt-get purge openoffice
or maybe
sudo apt-get purge openoffice*
After that I went to Ubuntu Software and tried to install LibreOffice Writer. I got the following error message:
"An error occurred, please run package manager from the right click menu [..] to see what is wrong. The error message was: "Error: BrokenCount > 0". This usually means that your installed packages have unmet dependencies."
I wanted to follow this answer:
Trying to fix broken dependancies ( Libre Office)
but I don't know how to download Synaptic Package Manager, since Ubuntu Software isn't working for me.
Here's what I get when I write sudo apt-get install libreoffice in the terminal:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libreoffice : Depends: fonts-sil-gentium-basic but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-base but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-calc but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-draw but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-impress but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-report-builder-bin but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer but it is not going to be installed
Depends: fonts-dejavu but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-java-common (>= 1:5.1.4~) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-gnome but it is not going to be installed or
libreoffice-kde but it is not going to be installed
libreoffice-core : Depends: libreoffice-common (> 1:5.1.4) but it is not going to be installed
libreoffice-help-en-us : Depends: libreoffice-l10n-en-us
libreoffice-l10n-en-gb : Depends: libreoffice-common but it is not going to be installed
libreoffice-l10n-en-za : Depends: libreoffice-common but it is not going to be installed
libreoffice-l10n-sv : Depends: libreoffice-common but it is not going to be installed
libreoffice-style-elementary : Depends: libreoffice-common (= 1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1) but it is not going to be installed
libreoffice-style-galaxy : Depends: libreoffice-common (= 1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
I tried: sudo apt-get install -f and got:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
hunspell-sv-se hyphen-en-gb hyphen-sv libboost-iostreams1.58.0 libcdr-0.1-1 libfreehand-0.1-1 libmspub-0.1-1 liborcus-0.10-0v5
libpagemaker-0.0-0 libreoffice-help-en-gb libreoffice-help-en-us libreoffice-help-sv libreoffice-l10n-en-gb libreoffice-l10n-en-za
libreoffice-l10n-sv libvisio-0.1-1 linux-headers-4.4.0-21 linux-headers-4.4.0-21-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-22
linux-headers-4.4.0-22-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-24 linux-headers-4.4.0-24-generic linux-image-4.4.0-21-generic
linux-image-4.4.0-22-generic linux-image-4.4.0-24-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-21-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-22-generic
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-24-generic mythes-en-au mythes-sv
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
libreoffice-common
Suggested packages:
libreoffice-style-breeze libreoffice-style-hicontrast libreoffice-style-human libreoffice-style-oxygen libreoffice-style-sifr
libreoffice-style-tango
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libreoffice-common
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
14 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 22,3 MB of archives.
After this operation, 84,8 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://gensho.acc.umu.se/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 libreoffice-common all 1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1 [22,3 MB]
Fetched 22,3 MB in 8s (2 610 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 303951 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libreoffice-common_1%3a5.1.4-0ubuntu1_all.deb ...
Unpacking libreoffice-common (1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libreoffice-common_1%3a5.1.4-0ubuntu1_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/soffice', which is also in package openoffice-debian-menus 4.1.2-9782
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/libreoffice/share/prereg/': No such file or directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/libreoffice/share/': No such file or directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/libreoffice/program/': No such file or directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/libreoffice': No such file or directory
rmdir: failed to remove '/var/lib/libreoffice': No such file or directory
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-6ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160701-0ubuntu1) ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu5) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.5-2ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libreoffice-common_1%3a5.1.4-0ubuntu1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Tried sudo apt-get purge openoffice-* and got:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'openoffice-ogltrans' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-writer' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-gnome-integration' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-onlineupdate' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-en-us-help' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-ooolinguistic' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-ure' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-desktop-integration' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-debian-menus' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-pyuno' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-xsltfilter' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-graphicfilter' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-ooofonts' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-core01' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-core02' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-core03' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-core04' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-core05' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-core06' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-core07' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-en-us-writer' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-en-us-calc' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-en-us-draw' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-calc' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-impress' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-en-us-math' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-draw' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-en-us' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-en-us-impress' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-math' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-unbundled' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-en-us-base' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-en-us-res' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-base' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-images' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Note, selecting 'openoffice-javafilter' for glob 'openoffice-*'
Package 'openoffice-unbundled' is not installed, so not removed
Note, selecting 'openoffice-debian-menus' instead of 'openoffice-desktop-integration'
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libreoffice-core : Depends: libreoffice-common (> 1:5.1.4) but it is not going to be installed
libreoffice-help-en-us : Depends: libreoffice-l10n-en-us
libreoffice-l10n-en-gb : Depends: libreoffice-common but it is not going to be installed
libreoffice-l10n-en-za : Depends: libreoffice-common but it is not going to be installed
libreoffice-l10n-sv : Depends: libreoffice-common but it is not going to be installed
libreoffice-style-elementary : Depends: libreoffice-common (= 1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1) but it is not going to be installed
libreoffice-style-galaxy : Depends: libreoffice-common (= 1:5.1.4-0ubuntu1) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
I had similar problem. I did:
sudo apt-get purge openoffice-*sudo apt-get install -fsudo apt autoremovesudo apt autocleansudo apt-get install libreofficeand the problem was solved.