package tex-common 4.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Danny Crossley]

Reported first as a warning during upgrade from 12.10 to 14.04. Several system crashes following upgrade and installation of correct graphics driver NVIDIA 304.xx from NVIDIA website. No display before that.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: tex-common 4.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Dec 20 23:22:10 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:tex-common:4.04:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-04 (1173 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120822.4)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: tex-common
Title: package tex-common 4.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-12-20 (0 days ago)

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