[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 125718] New: Regression in debian packaging: from 6.2, libreoffice executable has been moved to /usr/local

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            Bug ID: 125718
           Summary: Regression in debian packaging: from 6.2, libreoffice
                    executable has been moved to /usr/local
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: 6.2.0.3 release
          Hardware: All
                OS: Linux (All)
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: LibreOffice
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: sergio.callegari at gmail.com

Description:
Since LibO 6.2, LibO deb packages install the main libreoffice executable in
/usr/local/bin rather than in /usr/bin as LibO 6.1.x deb packages were doing.

This is a regression and a reopening of bug 89963 that had first been
introduced with the packaging of LibO 4.4 and then fixed (notwithstanding the
closing of that bug as invalid).

Packages to be installed by means of the OS package manager (either provided as
part of the OS distribution or externally) should not touch the local
hierarchy. That is for the system administrator to deal with autonomously with
no risk that any software installation/upgrade/removal done by system tools
touches it at all, changing what the administrator had done in unexpected ways.
 Furthermore, on some systems /usr/local will be mounted read only or mounted
from the network (being shared with other hosts).

This is clarified in the debian and ubuntu policy documents. Section 9.1.2.
says:

"packages must not place any files in /usr/local, either by putting them in the
file system archive to be unpacked by dpkg or by manipulating them in their
maintainer scripts"

and

"because /usr/local and its contents are for exclusive use of the local
administrator, a package must not rely on the presence or absence of files or
directories in /usr/local for normal operation"

The filesystem hierarchy standard Section 4.9 says:

"The /usr/local hierarchy is for use by the system administrator when
installing software locally. It needs to be *safe from being overwritten* when
the system software is updated. It may be used for programs and data that are
shareable amongst a group of hosts".

Please, build policy compliant deb files, to avoid breaking systems where:
- /usr/local is readonly
- /usr/local is shared among multiple hosts and local root cannot write it
- /usr/local/bin is used to contain custom wrappers to libreoffice because of
some local needs.

There should be no negative consequence of putting libreoffice6.2 in /usr/bin
given that the document foundation provided LibO debs will anyway need not to
be installed side-to-side or mixed-with the debian/ubununtu provided LibO debs.

The issue is also present with LibO 6.3.0 beta 1.

Steps to Reproduce:
See description

Actual Results:
See description

Expected Results:
See description


Reproducible: Always


User Profile Reset: No



Additional Info:
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Locale: en-US
Module: StartModule
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OS: Linux (All)
OS is 64bit: yes

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