Thanks for taking a look. I absolutely agree that it seems libreoffice is not at fault here while it worked over the years without this issue being raised.
Therefore some kind of bug/regression in apt/dpkg seems possible. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2032852 Title: package libreoffice-common 1:6.0.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.13 failed to install/upgrade: conflicting packages - not installing libreoffice- common Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in libreoffice source package in Focal: In Progress Bug description: package install error ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: libreoffice-common 1:6.0.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.13 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-213.224-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-213-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.27 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Thu Aug 24 02:36:52 2023 ErrorMessage: conflicting packages - not installing libreoffice-common InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-08-22 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20160803) PackageArchitecture: all Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 PythonDetails: N/A RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3.2 apt 2.0.9 SourcePackage: libreoffice Title: package libreoffice-common 1:6.0.7-0ubuntu0.18.04.13 failed to install/upgrade: conflicting packages - not installing libreoffice-common UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/2032852/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp