Hi all,
I want to switch from libreoffice-still to libreoffice-fresh.
Is it correct to:
- uninstall libreoffice-still
- reboot
- install libreoffice-fresh
Mybe I have to do some cleanup?
There are issues or caveat?
Thanks in advance
I have only ever done this
sudo pacman -Syu libreoffice-fresh
But to be on the safe side you could move the related ~/.config/libreoffice to a backup location.
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The two packages conflict. Just tell pacman to install libreoffice-fresh, and you’ll be prompted to remove libreoffice-still.
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Hi @linux-aarhus the procedure didn’t work.
It doesn’t ask to replace libreoffice-still and gives an error
[mirto@bianco500 ~]$ LANG=C sudo pacman -Syu libreoffice-fresh
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
multilib is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
:: Replace iptables-nft with core/iptables? [Y/n]
:: Replace libakonadi with extra/akonadi? [Y/n]
:: Replace linux619 with core/linux-meta? [Y/n]
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
error: unresolvable package conflicts detected
error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies)
:: libreoffice-fresh-26.2.3-1 and libreoffice-still-25.8.6-5 are in conflict
[mirto@bianco500 ~]$
Maybe I have to uninstall libreoffice-still by hand?
It’s because you’re updating at the same time, if you’d just tried to install it then pacman would’ve asked if you wanted to remove libreoffice-still.
Not sure why the behaviour differs between install and update, but it’s easy to forget the difference.
As you’ve started an update you need to finish it.
sudo pacman -S libreoffice-fresh
sudo pacman -Syu
# or
sudo pacman -R libreoffice-still
sudo pacman -Syu libreoffice-fresh
Hi @dmt it worked:
[mirto@bianco500 ~]$ LANG=C sudo pacman -S libreoffice-fresh
[sudo] password for mirto:
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
:: libreoffice-fresh-26.2.3-1 and libreoffice-still-25.8.5-3 are in conflict. Remove libreoffice-still? [y/N] y
Packages (2) libreoffice-still-25.8.5-3 [removal] libreoffice-fresh-26.2.3-1
Total Download Size: 145,16 MiB
Total Installed Size: 417,38 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 3,87 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages...
libreoffice-fresh-26.2.3-1-x86_64 145,2 MiB 10,4 MiB/s 00:14 [#######################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [#######################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity [#######################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [#######################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [#######################################################################################] 100%
(2/2) checking available disk space [#######################################################################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) removing libreoffice-still [#######################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) installing libreoffice-fresh [#######################################################################################] 100%
Optional dependencies for libreoffice-fresh
java-runtime: adds java support [installed]
java-environment>=17: required by extension-wiki-publisher and extension-nlpsolver [installed]
pstoedit: translates PostScript and PDF graphics into other vector formats
libmythes: for use in thesaurus
beanshell: interactive java -- good for prototyping/macros
libwpg: library for importing and converting WordPerfect Graphics format [installed]
sane: for scanner access [installed]
unixodbc: adds ODBC database support [installed]
gst-plugins-base-libs: for multimedia content, e.g. in Impress [installed]
libpaper: takes care of papersize [installed]
postgresql-libs: for postgresql-connector
mariadb-libs: for mysql-connector
coin-or-mp: required by the Calc solver
gtk3: for GTK3 integration [installed]
gtk4: for GTK4 integration (experimental) [installed]
kio: for KF6 KDE desktop integration [installed]
qt6-multimedia: for Qt6 desktop integration [installed]
rhino: for JavaScript support
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/4) Updating the MIME type database...
(2/4) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(3/4) Updating icon theme caches...
(4/4) Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...
[mirto@bianco500 ~]$
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Hi @dmt I’m sorry.
The installation worked; but libreoffice do not start:
[mirto@bianco500 ~]$ LANG=C libreoffice
/usr/lib/libreoffice/program/soffice.bin: error while loading shared libraries: libboost_locale.so.1.91.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[mirto@bianco500 ~]$
BTW I see 4 packages containing this lib; but I don’t know what is the correct one
boost183-libs 1.83.0-2 AUR
Free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries (runtime libraries)
boost1.86-libs 1.86.0-1 AUR
Free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries (version 1.86) (runtime libraries)
boost-65-compat-libs 1.65.1-11 AUR
Free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries - compat version - runtime libraries
boost-libs 1.91.0-1 [Installed] extra
Free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries (runtime libraries)
[mirto@bianco500 ~]$
What can I do?
Did you finish the update?
sudo pacman -Syu
Hi @dmt you are right: I didn’t finish the update.,
I finished the update, rebooted and everything works.
Thanks a lot.
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