*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 915271 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/915271
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 915271 package libreoffice-core 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: rmdir: failed to remove `usr/lib/libreoffice/basis3.4/program/': Directory not empty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/915631 Title: package libreoffice-common 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 134 Status in “libreoffice” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I've just upgraded to Precise and during the process I was presented with a dialogue warning me that LibreOffice couldn't be upgraded. When I completed the installation and rebooted, I tried to install libqt4-dev and got the following response notgary@notgary-iMac:~$ sudo apt-get install libqt4-dev 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. libqt4-dev : Depends: libqt4-help (= 4:4.7.4-1ubuntu6) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libqt4-scripttools (= 4:4.7.4-1ubuntu6) but it is not going to be installed Depends: libqt4-test (= 4:4.7.4-1ubuntu6) but it is not going to be installed Depends: qt4-linguist-tools (= 4:4.7.4-1ubuntu6) but it is not going to be installed Depends: qt4-qmake (= 4:4.7.4-1ubuntu6) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: libqt4-opengl-dev (= 4:4.7.4-1ubuntu6) but it is not going to be installed Recommends: libqtwebkit-dev (>= 2.0~) but it is not going to be installed libreoffice-base-core : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 is to be installed libreoffice-calc : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 is to be installed libreoffice-common : Breaks: libreoffice-core (< 1:3.5~) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 is to be installed libreoffice-draw : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 is to be installed libreoffice-filter-binfilter : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 is to be installed libreoffice-gnome : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 is to be installed libreoffice-gtk : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 is to be installed libreoffice-impress : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 is to be installed libreoffice-math : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 is to be installed libreoffice-writer : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 is to be installed python-uno : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2) but 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 is to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution). Just from reading this it seems to me that two pieces of the apt dependency chain between the archive and my computer have become de- synced. I've tried following the advice given in the apt-get output, but only get this: notgary@notgary-iMac:~$ sudo apt-get -f install 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: gir1.2-polkit-1.0 libattr1-dev libpolkit-gobject-1-dev e2fslibs-dev libx264-116 comerr-dev kdebase-runtime libgtkmm-2.4-doc libpolkit-gtk-1-dev libpolkit-gtk-1-0 libacl1-dev openoffice.org-common libattica0 libreoffice-l10n-common libbz2-dev Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: libreoffice-core The following packages will be upgraded: libreoffice-core 1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. 12 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/37.3 MB of archives. After this operation, 3,492 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y (Reading database ... 288305 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libreoffice-core 1:3.4.4-0ubuntu1 (using .../libreoffice-core_1%3a3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2_i386.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_i386.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_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) My package manager is effectively knocked out until this can be resolved. Any ideas what I can do at my end? ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: libreoffice-common 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-8.15-generic-pae 3.2.0 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-8-generic-pae i686 ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1 Architecture: i386 Date: Thu Jan 12 20:39:07 2012 ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 134 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: libreoffice Title: package libreoffice-common 1:3.5.0~beta2-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 134 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-12 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/915631/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp