If you use aptitude, it'll let you install the package anyway:
lfara...@stone:/tmp/tmp.aqXy6eTsg1$ sudo aptitude install python-abiword
[sudo] password for lfaraone:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
The following packages are BROKEN:
python-abiword
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libgoffice-0.8-8{a} libgoffice-0.8-8-common{a} libwv-1.2-3{a}
0 packages upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 75 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/2,801kB of archives. After unpacking 8,724kB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
python-abiword: Depends: libabiword-2.8 (= 2.8.2-2ubuntu1) but it is not
installable
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
Install the following packages:
libabiword-2.8 [2.8.2-2ubuntu1 (lucid)]
Score is 21
Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libabiword-2.8{a} libgoffice-0.8-8{a} libgoffice-0.8-8-common{a}
libwv-1.2-3{a} python-abiword
0 packages upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 75 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/5,433kB of archives. After unpacking 17.1MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
Writing extended state information... Done
Selecting previously deselected package libgoffice-0.8-8-common.
(Reading database ... 396594 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libgoffice-0.8-8-common (from
.../libgoffice-0.8-8-common_0.8.1-1ubuntu2_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libgoffice-0.8-8.
Unpacking libgoffice-0.8-8 (from .../libgoffice-0.8-8_0.8.1-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb)
...
Selecting previously deselected package libwv-1.2-3.
Unpacking libwv-1.2-3 (from .../libwv-1.2-3_1.2.4-2ubuntu3_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libabiword-2.8.
Unpacking libabiword-2.8 (from .../libabiword-2.8_2.8.2-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package python-abiword.
Unpacking python-abiword (from .../python-abiword_0.8.0-2build3_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up libgoffice-0.8-8-common (0.8.1-1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libgoffice-0.8-8 (0.8.1-1ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libwv-1.2-3 (1.2.4-2ubuntu3) ...
Setting up libabiword-2.8 (2.8.2-2ubuntu1) ...
Setting up python-abiword (0.8.0-2build3) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Processing triggers for python-central ...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
** Changed in: pyabiword (Ubuntu)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Luke Faraone (lfaraone)
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python-abiword can't be installed on lucid
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/601415
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