you are totally right i installed gnumeric and uninstalled. is the only other program i could not install beside canola2 beta 3. inwill remove it, and install the extras-devel repositories. shal i then try again to install canola. here is the log of the gnumeri install

hildon-application-manager 2.0.2
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package lightmediascanner0-jpeg.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package python2.5-terra.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package liblightmediascanner0.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package libgoffice-0-6-common.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package python2.5-bluez.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package libgsf-1-114.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package lightmediascanner0-id3lib.
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Installing gnumeric 1.8.0-1chinook5
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package lightmediascanner0-jpeg.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package python2.5-terra.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package liblightmediascanner0.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package libgoffice-0-6-common.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package python2.5-bluez.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package libgsf-1-114.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package lightmediascanner0-id3lib.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package lightmediascanner0-jpeg.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package python2.5-terra.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package liblightmediascanner0.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package libgoffice-0-6-common.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package python2.5-bluez.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package libgsf-1-114.
apt-worker: Not handling unrelated package lightmediascanner0-id3lib.
(Reading database ...
dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `python2.5-bluez' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.

dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `lightmediascanner0-jpeg' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.

dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `libgoffice-0-6-common' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.

dpkg: serious warning: files list file for package `lightmediascanner0-id3lib' missing, assuming package has no files currently installed.
20846 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libpcre3 (from .../libpcre3_6.7-1osso1_armel.deb) ...
Unpacking libart-2.0-2 (from .../libart-2.0-2_2.3.17-1chinook1_armel.deb) ...
Unpacking libgoffice-0-6 (from .../libgoffice-0-6_0.6.1-1chinook1_armel.deb) ...
Unpacking gnumeric (from .../gnumeric_1.8.0-1chinook5_armel.deb) ...
Setting up libpcre3 (6.7-1osso1) ...

Setting up libart-2.0-2 (2.3.17-1chinook1) ...

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libgoffice-0-6:
libgoffice-0-6 depends on libgsf-1-114 (>= 1.14.7); however:
Package libgsf-1-114 is not configured yet.
libgoffice-0-6 depends on libgoffice-0-6-common (>= 0.6.1-1chinook1); however:
Package libgoffice-0-6-common is not installed.
dpkg: error processing libgoffice-0-6 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gnumeric:
gnumeric depends on libgoffice-0-6 (>= 0.6.1); however:
Package libgoffice-0-6 is not configured yet.
gnumeric depends on libgsf-1-114 (>= 1.14.7); however:
Package libgsf-1-114 is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing gnumeric (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
libgoffice-0-6
gnumeric
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)