openoffice.org-emailmerge is another package of OOO for which this hanging also occurs:
Excerpt from dpkg log: 2009-09-09 10:51:42 status unpacked openoffice.org-writer2latex 0.5-8ubuntu1 2009-09-09 10:51:59 remove openoffice.org-writer2latex 0.5-8ubuntu1 0.5-8ubuntu1 2009-09-09 10:51:59 status half-installed openoffice.org-writer2latex 0.5-8ubuntu1 2009-09-09 10:51:59 status config-files openoffice.org-writer2latex 0.5-8ubuntu1 2009-09-09 10:51:59 status config-files openoffice.org-writer2latex 0.5-8ubuntu1 2009-09-09 10:51:59 status config-files openoffice.org-writer2latex 0.5-8ubuntu1 2009-09-09 10:51:59 status not-installed openoffice.org-writer2latex <none> 2009-09-09 10:53:16 startup archives install 2009-09-09 10:53:32 startup archives install 2009-09-09 10:56:00 startup archives unpack 2009-09-09 10:56:00 install openoffice.org-emailmerge <none> 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3 2009-09-09 10:56:00 status half-installed openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3 2009-09-09 10:56:01 status unpacked openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3 2009-09-09 10:56:01 status unpacked openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3 2009-09-09 10:56:02 startup packages configure 2009-09-09 10:56:02 configure openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3 2009-09-09 10:56:02 status unpacked openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3 2009-09-09 10:56:02 status half-configured openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3 Hangs on the same issue 'Adding extension...': Adding extension /usr/lib/openoffice/basis3.0/program/mailmerge.py... -- openoffice fails to install dpkg stalls https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/425991 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs