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eschwartz · 04-09-2015, 02:11 AM

That is because you typed:

Code:

sudo dpkg -i LibreOffice_4.2.3.3_Linux_x86_deb

Which tries to install a debian file called: "LibreOffice_4.2.3.3_Linux_x86_deb"

Since that is the name of the first folder, of course it didn't work.

As I said before: type

Code:

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

04-09-2015, 02:11 AM	#347
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	That is because you typed: Code: sudo dpkg -i LibreOffice_4.2.3.3_Linux_x86_deb Which tries to install a debian file called: "LibreOffice_4.2.3.3_Linux_x86_deb" Since that is the name of the first folder, of course it didn't work. As I said before: type Code: sudo dpkg -i *.deb