Re: What is openoffice.org-bin ???
Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> writes:
> Hello !
> Whenenver I try to install openoffice using apt, apt tells me missing
> dependencies. Always apt wants to install a package named openoffice.org-bin.
> I searched, but I did not find the package at all. And it seems to be neither
> a meta-package. When I try to install this package, it misses some
> dependencies, too (ia32-libs***).
>
> As workaround, I installed the openoffice-packages via download, and then
> using dpkg --force-install -i openoffice.org<package>. This works for me, but
> nevertheless openoffice.org will never be updated, as all packages are now on
> hold, due to the missing dependencies.
>
> I installed amd64-archive, too.
If you installed that then there should be no missing
dependencies. Remove all you manualy installed cruft, add the
sources.list entries from the amd64-archive mail and install OOo via
apt-get. If there is any problem then something is wrong and needs to
be told.
> I wrote this behaviour in the buglist, but it might be, that it is not a bug
> at all.
>
> Is there any clue ? I still have openoffice 1.1.2 working here and have still
> to use openoffice.org-ia32-libs, as I did not find another way, to get
> openoffice working.
>
> Best regards
>
> Hans
MfG
Goswin
PS: I know amd64-libs is missing depends on grep-dctrl and devscripts
so make sure you have them installed prior to amd64-archive.
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