Bug#572169:

[David Kalnischkies <kalnischkies+debian@gmail.com>]

Hi Anne Henmi,

2010/3/4 Stripes the Tiger Cub <bengaltigerstripes@gmail.com>:
> Attached the requested files.
Thanks!

Unfortunately i am unable to reproduce the configuration error -
so is it possible to also attach /var/lib/dpkg/status ?
You can sent this file privately to me if you don't want expose
these information (= which and in which version software is installed
on your system) on the internet. (beware: The file is relatively big,
so you might want to upload it to a filehoster like rapidshare.com
instead of attaching it to a mail)

Also of interest is the file /var/log/apt/term.log (can be read only
as root) The first paragraph (between Log started: and Log ended:)
should be a copy of the lines which lead to the failure resulting
in the broken system state you currently have and should help in
identifying the evil package.
You might suspect it: It would be wonderful if you could post this also. :)

> Any chance of fixing this or telling me
> how to remove openoffice.org so I can fix the rest of my system?
You can try (after saving the two files for me ;) )
dpkg --configure -a
apt-get install -f
This might help, if not you can remove the broken packages with
dpkg --remove
and try again with the two commands above,
but please read the manpage and the output of the commands
carefully - and if unsure feel free to ask for more help.
(make sure to copy the complete & exact error messages in this case)
After that you should be able to install openoffice with apt-get again.

Good luck, thanks so far and
Best regards,

David Kalnischkies