I must have messed up my packages somewhere in the last weeks, on my Ubuntu 20.04 LTS machine:
# apt-get install libreoffice
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libreoffice : Depends: libreoffice-base but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-calc but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-core (= 1:7.2.3~rc2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1~lo1) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-draw but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-impress but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-math but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-report-builder-bin but it is not going to be installed
Depends: libreoffice-writer but it is not going to be installed
Depends: python3-uno (>= 4.4.0~beta2) but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-gnome but it is not going to be installed or
libreoffice-plasma but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-nlpsolver but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-report-builder but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-script-provider-bsh but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-script-provider-js but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-script-provider-python but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-sdbc-mysql but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-sdbc-postgresql but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-wiki-publisher but it is not going to be installed
Recommends: libreoffice-java-common (>= 1:7.2.3~rc2~) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Where do I start? Can someone suggest some steps to get those broken packages fixed? Thanks!
UPDATE
Output of apt-get update:
# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease [114 kB]
Hit:4 http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian focal InRelease
Hit:5 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Ign:6 http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu disco InRelease
Hit:7 http://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable InRelease
Get:8 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease [114 kB]
Hit:9 http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu disco Release
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/taskcoach-developers/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:11 https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial InRelease
Hit:12 https://linux.teamviewer.com/deb stable InRelease
Hit:13 https://brave-browser-apt-release.s3.brave.com stable InRelease
Hit:14 https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/ms-teams stable InRelease
Hit:15 https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease
Get:16 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease [108 kB]
Hit:18 https://packagecloud.io/slacktechnologies/slack/debian jessie InRelease
Get:19 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [35,7 kB]
Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [64,7 kB]
Get:21 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/multiverse amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [2â¯464 B]
Get:22 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [278 kB]
Get:23 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [362 kB]
Get:24 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/multiverse amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [940 B]
Get:25 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports/main amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [7â¯968 B]
Get:26 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports/universe amd64 DEP-11 Metadata [11,3 kB]
Fetched 1â¯098 kB in 5s (235 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Output of aptitude -f install libreoffice:
# aptitude -f install libreoffice
The following NEW packages will be installed:
coinor-libcbc3{a} coinor-libcgl1{a} coinor-libclp1{a} coinor-libcoinmp1v5{a} coinor-libcoinutils3v5{a} coinor-libosi1v5{a} firebird3.0-common{a} firebird3.0-common-doc{a} firebird3.0-server-core{a}
firebird3.0-utils{a} fonts-crosextra-caladea{a} fonts-crosextra-carlito{a} fonts-linuxlibertine{a} fonts-noto-core{a} fonts-noto-extra{a} fonts-noto-ui-core{a} fonts-sil-gentium{a}
fonts-sil-gentium-basic{a} gstreamer1.0-gtk3{a} libblas3{a} libbsh-java{a} libclucene-contribs1v5{a} libclucene-core1v5{a} libcolamd2{a} libexttextcat-2.0-0{a} libexttextcat-data{a} libfbclient2{a}
libgfortran5{a} libhsqldb1.8.0-java{a} libib-util{a} liblangtag-common{a} liblangtag1{a} liblapack3{a} liblibreoffice-java{a} libmhash2{a} libmythes-1.2-0{a} libpq5{a} libraptor2-0{a} librasqal3{a}
librdf0{a} libreoffice libreoffice-base{a} libreoffice-base-core{ab} libreoffice-base-drivers{a} libreoffice-calc{ab} libreoffice-common{a} libreoffice-core{ab} libreoffice-draw{ab} libreoffice-gnome{a}
libreoffice-gtk3{a} libreoffice-impress{a} libreoffice-java-common{a} libreoffice-math{a} libreoffice-nlpsolver{a} libreoffice-report-builder{a} libreoffice-report-builder-bin{a}
libreoffice-script-provider-bsh{a} libreoffice-script-provider-js{a} libreoffice-script-provider-python{a} libreoffice-sdbc-firebird{a} libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb{a} libreoffice-sdbc-mysql{ab}
libreoffice-sdbc-postgresql{a} libreoffice-style-colibre{a} libreoffice-style-elementary{a} libreoffice-style-yaru{a} libreoffice-wiki-publisher{a} libreoffice-writer{ab} libsuitesparseconfig5{a}
libtommath1{a} libuno-cppu3{a} libuno-cppuhelpergcc3-3{a} libuno-purpenvhelpergcc3-3{a} libuno-sal3{a} libuno-salhelpergcc3-3{a} libunoloader-java{a} libyajl2{a} lp-solve{a} python3-uno{ab}
uno-libs-private{a} ure{ab} ure-java{a}
0 packages upgraded, 82 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 217 MB of archives. After unpacking 808 MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libreoffice-sdbc-mysql : Depends: libmysqlclient20 (>= 5.7.11) which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
libreoffice-core : Depends: libboost-date-time1.65.1 which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
Depends: libboost-filesystem1.65.1 which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
Depends: libboost-iostreams1.65.1 which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
Depends: libboost-locale1.65.1 which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
Depends: libboost-system1.65.1 which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
Depends: libhunspell-1.6-0 which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
Depends: libicu60 (>= 60.1-1~) which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
Depends: libpoppler73 (>= 0.62.0) which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
python3-uno : Depends: python3 (< 3.7) but 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 is installed
Depends: python3.6 which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
Depends: libpython3.6 (>= 3.6.5) which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
libreoffice-base-core : Depends: libboost-date-time1.65.1 which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
ure : Depends: libicu60 (>= 60.1-1~) which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
libreoffice-writer : Depends: libicu60 (>= 60.1-1~) which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
libreoffice-calc : Depends: libicu60 (>= 60.1-1~) which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
libreoffice-draw : Depends: libicu60 (>= 60.1-1~) which is a virtual package and is not provided by any available package
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
Keep the following packages at their current version:
1) liblibreoffice-java [Not Installed]
2) libreoffice [Not Installed]
3) libreoffice-base [Not Installed]
4) libreoffice-base-core [Not Installed]
5) libreoffice-base-drivers [Not Installed]
6) libreoffice-calc [Not Installed]
7) libreoffice-common [Not Installed]
8) libreoffice-core [Not Installed]
9) libreoffice-draw [Not Installed]
10) libreoffice-gnome [Not Installed]
11) libreoffice-gtk3 [Not Installed]
12) libreoffice-impress [Not Installed]
13) libreoffice-java-common [Not Installed]
14) libreoffice-math [Not Installed]
15) libreoffice-nlpsolver [Not Installed]
16) libreoffice-report-builder [Not Installed]
17) libreoffice-report-builder-bin [Not Installed]
18) libreoffice-script-provider-bsh [Not Installed]
19) libreoffice-script-provider-js [Not Installed]
20) libreoffice-script-provider-python [Not Installed]
21) libreoffice-sdbc-firebird [Not Installed]
22) libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb [Not Installed]
23) libreoffice-sdbc-mysql [Not Installed]
24) libreoffice-sdbc-postgresql [Not Installed]
25) libreoffice-wiki-publisher [Not Installed]
26) libreoffice-writer [Not Installed]
27) python3-uno [Not Installed]
28) ure [Not Installed]
29) ure-java [Not Installed]
Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
30) libreoffice-base-drivers recommends libreoffice-sdbc-hsqldb
31) libreoffice-common recommends python3-uno (>= 4.4.0~beta2)
32) libreoffice-style-colibre recommends libreoffice-common
33) libreoffice-style-elementary recommends libreoffice-common
34) libreoffice-style-yaru recommends libreoffice-common
35) libreoffice-writer recommends libreoffice-math
Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]
When I accept the solution, nothing gets installed. When I accept any other solution (many are proposed) nothing is installed.
I might have created this mess while trying to install the libraries required for compiling linphone. I downloaded the linphone sources, and there were dependencies to packages that weren't installed, several non-standard ones. Sadly, I forgot what I did exactly...
Last but not least, the output of apt policy libreoffice:
# apt policy libreoffice
libreoffice:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1:7.2.3~rc2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1~lo1
Version table:
1:7.2.3~rc2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1~lo1 500
500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/libreoffice/ppa/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
1:7.1.7-0ubuntu0.21.04.1~bpo20.04.1 100
100 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports/universe amd64 Packages
1:6.4.7-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 500
500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/universe amd64 Packages
1:6.4.2-0ubuntu3 500
500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages
