Me too had got the problem during updating openoffice so I try to "play" with /etc/init.d/docvert-converter and when I try to start it I saw that it couldn't because find "/var/run/docvert" directory.
I simply create this dir and I retry to upgrade my system and all works correctly :) So my simply work-around is: # mkdir /var/run/docvert Bye! -- package openoffice.org-emailmerge 1:3.0.1-9ubuntu3.1 failed to install/upgrade: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/450569 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs