Ubuntu is sudo enabled by default, that is better than letting a user be root:
ps | grep soffice | sudo xargs kill -9 I wonder how emailmerge became a dependency? I certainly didn't install it, but reported this bug a couple weeks ago since it was added to my system. Keep up the good work; stellar release and bug effort. On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 12:24 PM, KBS16355 <kbs16...@gmail.com> wrote: > I cannot get that to work properly. How do I become "root"? > > -- > package openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3.1 failed to > install/upgrade: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/450569 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of a duplicate bug. > > Status in “openoffice.org” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released > Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: openoffice.org > > during a jaunty->karmic upgrade > > ProblemType: Package > Architecture: i386 > Date: Tue Oct 13 18:34:21 2009 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 > ErrorMessage: > ErrorMessage: package openoffice.org-emailmerge is already installed and > configured > Package: openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3.1 > PackageArchitecture: all > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.28-13.44-generic > SourcePackage: openoffice.org > Title: package openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3.1 failed to > install/upgrade: > Uname: Linux 2.6.28-13-generic i686 > -- package openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/450569 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