How Do I Fix Broken Libreoffice Packages
I Have "Broken Packages" but When I Attempt to Fix Them in Synaptic Package Manager, I Get This Error Message: Dpkg: Unrecoverable Fatal Error, Aborting: Files...
I have "broken packages" but when I attempt to fix them in Synaptic Package Manager, I get this error message:
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
files list file for package `libreoffice-calc' contains empty filename
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreoffice-writer:
libreoffice-writer depends on libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4); however:
Version of libreoffice-core on system is 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3.
libreoffice-writer depends on libreoffice-base-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4); however:
Version of libreoffice-base-core on system is 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3.
dpkg: error processing libreoffice-writer (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: error processing libreoffice-base-core (--configure):
Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration.
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreoffice-calc:
libreoffice-calc depends on libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4); however:
Version of libreoffice-core on system is 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3.
libreoffice-calc depends on libreoffice-base-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4); however:
Version of libreoffice-base-core on system is 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3.
dpkg: error processing libreoffice-calc (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
libreoffice-writer
libreoffice-base-core
libreoffice-calc
The sudo apt-get install -f command gives me this:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
libreoffice-base-core libreoffice-core libreoffice-draw libreoffice-gnome
libreoffice-gtk libreoffice-impress libreoffice-math python-uno
Suggested packages:
libreoffice-base libreoffice-evolution
The following packages will be upgraded:
libreoffice-base-core libreoffice-core libreoffice-draw libreoffice-gnome
libreoffice-gtk libreoffice-impress libreoffice-math python-uno
8 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 196 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/36.8 MB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
files list file for package `libreoffice-calc' contains empty filename
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)
Using sudo apt-get purge libreoffice* followed by sudo apt-get install libreoffice give me:
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: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 is to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-base but it is not going to be installed
Depends: ttf-dejavu but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-java-common (>= 1:3.6.2~rc2~) but it is not going to be installed
libreoffice-calc : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 is to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-base-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 is to be installed
libreoffice-writer : Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 is to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-base-core (= 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu4) but 1:3.6.2~rc2-0ubuntu3 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
I have NO IDEA what to do.
3 Answers
Try doing sudo apt-get purge libreoffice*
Then do sudo apt-get install libreoffice
If it finds dependence problems:
Type
sudo apt-get purge libreoffice*
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libreoffice
I found this when I got a fatal error from dpkg with the same symptom - empty list file. . .
I also rm'ed the list file from var/lib.
rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/my_missing_package.list.
then reinstalled
wajig reinstall synaptic
I like wajig - takes away the effort of remembering less often used calls to dkpg and apt
This solved it for me:
sudo apt-get purge libreoffice*
A complain stating missing dependencies appeared and suggested to run
sudo apt-get -f install
which I did. Then again:
sudo apt-get purge libreoffice*
followed by:
sudo apt-get install libreoffice
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