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Open Office reports incomplete install. How do I kill partial install to complete?

Asked by Bruce Guttman

I am trying to add the rest of Open Office Suite to my Ubuntu 10.04 system. I had downloaded the files from OpenOffice.org but the install reported a failure. Now I am trying to install from the Ubuntu Get Software and it tells me that the previous install had not completed and I have to remove it. But there is no hint anywhere of what I have to do.

I'm sure you have answered this question before, but your FAQ list doesn't include it either. I would be happy with a link to a page with the solution to my problem.

Thanks.

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awanti (awanti) said : 		#1

Hi,

Try this

open terminal > sudo apt-get remove packageName

restart the system. again open the terminal type

sudo apt-get install packagename

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Andres A (aalberdi) said : 		#2

Hi:

If the installation was corruped you should try:

sudo dpkg --configure -a

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Bruce Guttman (symphonybone) said : 		#3

Thanks.

I set up a terminal and tried BOTH of these suggestions.

At least one of them worked. I now have the ability to add additional software from the Ubuntu site.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#4

to fully check and upgrade your system using terminal using command line,
open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal

Tip: right click with mouse on the terminal title caption and select the item "Always on Top" doing this you will force the terminal window to stay on top of the other windows and you will find very easy to copy single row from this web page into the terminal...
Something more about using the terminal https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal

Then type or better copy and paste a row a time then press enter:
(Tip: select the single row to copy then right click into the terminal and to quick paste click with middle button of mouse )

sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get -f install
sudo apt-get --fix-missing install
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get update

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

Hope this helps