package tex-common 6.04ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jeremy Horne]

See message sent automatically by system. I am not a SW developer.I try installinbg updates and this non-informative message appears saying there is a preoblem - duh. Typical kids who can't communicate specifics. VEDRY annoying.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: tex-common 6.04ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-179.209-generic 4.4.219
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-179-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.23
AptOrdering:
 ca-certificates: Install
 tex-common: Configure
 ca-certificates: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Jun 1 12:54:56 2020
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2020-06-01 12:54:35
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.74'
 Upgrade: ca-certificates:i386 (20170717~16.04.2, 20190110~16.04.1)
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-07 (2551 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.6
 apt 1.2.32ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: tex-common
Title: package tex-common 6.04ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2020-04-30 (32 days ago)

[Mike Salvatore (mikesalvatore)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for your bug report. The log has

'updmap-sys failed. Output has been stored in
/tmp/updmap.tKZMkwtA
Please include this file if you report a bug.'

Could you try to apply updates again, check the error log and add the file mentioned there?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for tex-common (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]