[SOLVED] LibreOffice 7.2 problems

Crb999 · 02-14-2022, 08:05 AM

Hi All,
I'm running Kubuntu

Code:

 cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04.3 LTS (Focal Fossa)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=focal
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal

And trying to run LibreOffice 7.2

It opens but when I try to enter a the folder that I work in with 7.0,

LibreOffice reports: "Error opening directory '/home/writer':Permission denied"

I have noted too, that 7.2 does not have access to the list of recent files, visible in 7.0.

Is there more information I could add to help with this problem?

Regard
Chris

shruggy · 02-14-2022, 08:24 AM

How did you install LibreOffice 7.2? From a snap?

Then please read
https://snapcraft.io/docs/snap-confinement
https://snapcraft.io/docs/interface-management
as well as
3. Handling interfaces and permissions in your snaps in the Advanced snap usage tutorial.

Crb999 · 02-14-2022, 09:59 AM

No, no a 'snap' but sudo apt install I think

shruggy · 02-14-2022, 10:27 AM

Was it from the LibreOffice Still PPA then?

Crb999 · 02-14-2022, 01:03 PM

I believe so.

I'm going to remove it. Start again.

7.0 is working well.

Thanks.

Crb999 · 02-15-2022, 09:03 AM

I am unable to remove LibreOffice 7.2

I want to remove it, because it doesn't work, and that may be the way it was installed. I do not know how it was installed.

I have used both the Muon and the Synaptics package managers, and neither can find a version of the Libreoffice I want to remove, which is clearly identified in itself and the application launcher lists as 7.2, as opposed to the version 7.0, also listed and the one I currently use, and certainly don't want to risk losing.

I've looked at the history, it means little to me, I will, if I may, post it into a code box, for you to appraise.

Code:

Upgrade: libreoffice-wiki-publisher:amd64 (1.2.0+LibO7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1.2.0+LibO7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), libreoffice-style-breeze:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), libreoffice-math:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), liblibreoffice-java:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), libreoffice-script-provider-js:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), libreoffice-report-builder-bin:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), uno-libs-private:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), libreoffice-sdbc-postgresql:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), update-manager-core:amd64 (1:20.04.10.9, 1:20.04.10.10), libreoffice-sdbc-mysql:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), libuno-salhelpergcc3-3:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), libreoffice-java-common:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), libreoffice-base:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), libreoffice-core:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), libreoffice-kf5:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), libnm0:amd64 (1.22.10-1ubuntu2.2, 1.22.10-1ubuntu2.3), ure-java:amd64 (1:7.2.5~rc2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1, 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1), network-manager:amd64 (1.22.10-1ubuntu2.2, 1.22.10-1ubuntu2.3), libreoffice-sdbc-firebird:amd64

Regards

Chris

shruggy · 02-15-2022, 11:21 AM

Yes, those are the same packages as in the PPA I linked to above. apt can remove a specific version if it is explicitly told to. Like this

Code:

sudo apt remove '~n^libreoffice~Vlo1$'

Crb999 · 02-16-2022, 02:57 PM

Thanks shruggy, I'm having difficulty discriminating between the actual commnd required and what seem to be editing separators.

Are the terms to be enclosed in inverted commas for execution?

Should I actually use the term ~n^libreoffice and what is Vlo1$ ?

My concern is focussing on the 7.2 version and leaving the 7.0 version intact.

shruggy · 02-16-2022, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crb999

My concern is focussing on the 7.2 version and leaving the 7.0 version intact.

Do you have installed 7.0 from a PPA as well? Try the apt command with -s/--simulate before committing to the real thing.

Code:

sudo apt -s remove '~n^libreoffice~Vlo1$'

I was presuming (perhaps, wrongly) that 7.0 packages don't have lo1 in their version strings.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crb999

I'm having difficulty discriminating between the actual commnd required and what seem to be editing separators.

It is meant to be executed verbatim, including any separators.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crb999

Should I actually use the term ~n^libreoffice and what is Vlo1$ ?

Those are described in apt-patterns(7).

~n^libreoffice is a shorthand for ?name(^libreoffice)
~Vlo1$ is a shorthand for ?version(lo1$)
^libreoffice is a regular expression meaning any string that starts with libreoffice
lo1$ is a regular expression meaning any string that ends with lo1

hish2021 · 02-16-2022, 07:26 PM

What does the output from

Code:

apt list --installed | grep -i libreoffice

show?

Crb999 · 02-17-2022, 05:04 AM

Rather more than I expected, but equally as confusing!

Code:

crb999@crb999-OptiPlex-7010:~$ apt list --installed | grep -i libreoffice

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

liblibreoffice-java/focal,focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 all [installed,automatic]
libobasis7.0-libreofficekit-data/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice-base-core/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-base-drivers/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-base/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-calc/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-common/focal,focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 all [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-core/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-draw/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-impress/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-java-common/focal,focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 all [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-kf5/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-math/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-nlpsolver/focal,focal,now 0.9+LibO7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 all [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-plasma/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-qt5/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-report-builder-bin/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-report-builder/focal,focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 all [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-script-provider-bsh/focal,focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 all [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-script-provider-js/focal,focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 all [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-script-provider-python/focal,focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 all [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-sdbc-firebird/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-sdbc-mysql/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-sdbc-postgresql/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-style-breeze/focal,focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 all [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-style-colibre/focal,focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 all [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-wiki-publisher/focal,focal,now 1.2.0+LibO7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 all [installed,automatic]
libreoffice-writer/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libreoffice7.0-base/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice7.0-calc/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice7.0-debian-menus/now 7.0.2-2 all [installed,local]
libreoffice7.0-dict-en/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice7.0-dict-es/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice7.0-dict-fr/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice7.0-draw/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice7.0-en-us/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice7.0-impress/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice7.0-math/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice7.0-ure/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice7.0-writer/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice7.0/now 7.0.2.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreoffice/focal,now 1:7.3.0~rc3-0ubuntu0.20.04.1~lo1 amd64 [installed]

Now, I am a doddery old bugger but i can't see libreoffice7.2 anywhere!

hish2021 · 02-17-2022, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crb999

...
Now, I am a doddery old bugger but i can't see libreoffice7.2 anywhere!

And what does

Code:

snap list

show?

shruggy · 02-17-2022, 06:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crb999

Now, I am a doddery old bugger but i can't see libreoffice7.2 anywhere!

It was upgraded to 7.3 as can be seen in your post #6.

Crb999 · 02-17-2022, 08:55 AM

snap list returns:

Code:

crb999@crb999-OptiPlex-7010:~$ snap list
Name                     Version                     Rev    Tracking       Publisher     Notes
audacity                 3.1.0                       934    latest/stable  diddledani    -
bare                     1.0                         5      latest/stable  canonical✓    base
core                     16-2.54.3                   12725  latest/stable  canonical✓    core
core18                   20211215                    2284   latest/stable  canonical✓    base
core20                   20220114                    1328   latest/stable  canonical✓    base
gimp                     2.10.28                     383    latest/stable  snapcrafters  -
gnome-3-28-1804          3.28.0-19-g98f9e67.98f9e67  161    latest/stable  canonical✓    -
gnome-3-34-1804          0+git.3556cb3               77     latest/stable  canonical✓    -
gnome-3-38-2004          0+git.1f9014a               99     latest/stable  canonical✓    -
gtk-common-themes        0.1-59-g7bca6ae             1519   latest/stable  canonical✓    -
gtk2-common-themes       0.1                         13     latest/stable  canonical✓    -
kde-frameworks-5-core18  5.61.0                      32     latest/stable  kde✓          -
libreoffice              7.2.5.2                     242    latest/stable  canonical✓    -
snapd                    2.54.3                      14978  latest/stable  canonical✓    snapd
thunderbird              98.0b2-1                    187    latest/beta    canonical✓    -

shruggy · 02-17-2022, 09:08 AM

So, you have three versions of LibreOffice installed: 7.2.5 from a snap, 7.3.0 from a PPA, and 7.0.2 probably from a .deb file. Decide which one you want to retain.

As to snap, see my post #2.