[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1790294] Re: Tools=>Bibliography launches Software Centre but fails to find "libreoffice-base" package

Related: ** Also affects: df-libreoffice Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1790294] Re: Tools=>Bibliography launches Software Centre but fails to find "libreoffice-base" package

** Also affects: libreoffice (Debian) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- 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/1790294 Title: Tools=>Bibliography launches

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1790294] Re: Tools=>Bibliography launches Software Centre but fails to find "libreoffice-base" package

On Ubuntu 21.04 the menu item doesn't report any errors, it simply does nothing if libreoffice-base isn't installed. See . ** Bug watch added: Document Foundation Bugzilla #144607

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1790294] Re: Tools=>Bibliography launches Software Centre but fails to find "libreoffice-base" package

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1790294] Re: Tools=>Bibliography launches Software Centre but fails to find "libreoffice-base" package

The D-Bus method org.freedesktop.PackageKit.Query.IsInstalled correctly reports that "libreoffice-base" is not installed, and that "libreoffice- writer" is installed. So it looks like packagekit is doing its job. This might be a problem in gnome-software. ** Also affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu)

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1790294] Re: Tools=>Bibliography launches Software Centre but fails to find "libreoffice-base" package

And I can reproduce by running the following command: dbus-send --session --print-reply --type=method_call --dest=org.freedesktop.PackageKit \ /org/freedesktop/PackageKit org.freedesktop.PackageKit.Modify.InstallPackageNames \ uint32:1 array:string:"libreoffice-base"

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1790294] Re: Tools=>Bibliography launches Software Centre but fails to find "libreoffice-base" package

And searching for "libreoffice-base" in gnome-software finds the package. It appears LO requests the installation of libreoffice-base to packagekit directly, see https://github.com/LibreOffice/core/blob/master/sfx2/source/appl/appserv.cxx#L196. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1790294] Re: Tools=>Bibliography launches Software Centre but fails to find "libreoffice-base" package

I can reliably reproduce the issue on an up-to-date cosmic with the default install (libreoffice-writer 1:6.1.0-0ubuntu2 installed, libreoffice-base not installed). ** Changed in: libreoffice (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1790294] Re: Tools=>Bibliography launches Software Centre but fails to find "libreoffice-base" package

Thanks Paul. Apport says "Package libreoffice not installed and no hook available, ignoring" Anyways, the bug is straight-forward to reproduce on default 18.04 without libreoffice-base (which isn't installed by default). I have reproduced on two different installations. ** Changed in:

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1790294] Re: Tools=>Bibliography launches Software Centre but fails to find "libreoffice-base" package

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