Re-install LibreOffice Calc

[michael239]

I hope I’m in the right forum for this problem. It concerns re-installing LibreOffice Calc.

I’m running Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS and that came with LibreOffice installed.

I ran into problems with it’s spreadsheet Calc. In the end I decided to uninstall and then re-install Calc. That shouldn’t be a problem as the Software app offers the options to this. Only it doesn’t work. Uninstalling Calc works fine, but when I try to re-install it I get :

I only want to re-install Calc, not re-installing LibeOffice completely as I don’t want having to spend hours configuring all of my preferences.

Greetings

[The Cog]

You won't have to reconfigure all your preferences - they are stored in your home directory and uninstalling or reinstalling the program wont delete your personal settings. So you can uninstall and reinstall the whole thing if you like.

[mIk3_08]

This is very strange, uninstalling the LibreOffice Calc. Why should you do that, anyway this is a free open source application.
I think you can install it back by using the Software App. Try searching it in the Software Apps maybe you can find LibreOffice there.
This is I assumed that the LibreOffice Calc was uninstalled properly in your system and I think you can install it back easily by using the Software App.
But If you uninstalled it improperly I don't think you can install it back easily, you have to remove it completely first so that you won't
be mess up installing it back again. But if you have remove it completely, you can install it back again without any delays.
So you be careful next time so that will never ruin your O.S again.
Good Luck.

[Impavidus]

The error message indicates it's a temporary error. Refresh the list of available software (i.e., check for updates) and try again.

If the problem was caused by your user config files, removing and reinstalling libreoffice calc won't help. Removing and reinstalling won't reset your settings.

[rsteinmetz70112]

Open a terminal window (ctrl-alt-t) and try:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt upgrade
$ sudo apt install libreoffice-calc

[mikewhatever]

This happens when the mirror sync is in process. Just wait about 10 minutes, then try again:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

PS: Don't post pictures of terminal text outputs, just copy pase the text.

[michael239]

There is indeed something wrong with ‘Software’. I just tried to install an app I wanted to test, and I got the same error. Tried another one, same result.

So I’ll try the update/upgrade procedure.

I will let you know what happens.

[michael239]

Just ran sudo apt update and got :

Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/costales/ya...r-color/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net/gambas-team/gambas3/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:5 http://ppa.launchpad.net/inkscape.dev/stable/ubuntu focal InRelease
Get:6 http://be.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease [88.7 kB]
Hit:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net/micahflee/ppa/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mkusb/ppa/ubuntu focal InRelease
Get:3 http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu focal InRelease [616 kB]
Get:4 http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease [616 kB]
Get:7 http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease [616 kB]
Get:9 http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease [616 kB]
Err:3 http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Clearsigned file is not valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
Err:4 http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Clearsigned file is not valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
Err:7 http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Clearsigned file is not valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
Err:9 http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Clearsigned file is not valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
Reading package lists... Done
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
E: The repository 'http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu focal InRelease' is no longer signed.
E: Failed to fetch http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu...ocal/InRelease Clearsigned file is not valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
E: The repository 'http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease' is no longer signed.
E: Failed to fetch http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu...ates/InRelease Clearsigned file is not valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
E: Failed to fetch http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu...orts/InRelease Clearsigned file is not valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
E: The repository 'http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease' is no longer signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.
E: Failed to fetch http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu...rity/InRelease Clearsigned file is not valid, got 'NOSPLIT' (does the network require authentication?)
E: The repository 'http://la-mirrors.evowise.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease' is no longer signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

I don't understand anything of this, but obviously there is something seriously wrong.

[westie457]

The mirror site you using is definitely broken.
Open 'Software & Updates', in the first tab where it says Download from click in the box and change the server. Close the window and agree to the prompts.
Open a terminal and run

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Post the output of the first command if any errors.

[michael239]

OK westie457. That did the trick.
No more errors and LibreOffice Calc has been re-installed.

Problem Solved