package texlive-latex-base-doc 2007.dfsg.1-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Dominik Wujastyk]

Binary package hint: texlive-base

script failure when running synaptic

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: texlive-latex-base-doc 2007.dfsg.1-2
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: texlive-base
Title: package texlive-latex-base-doc 2007.dfsg.1-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-13-generic i686

[Jean-Pierre Delange (adeimantos)]

This bug has its source in a manual modification of the Latex updmap.cfg file, through the manual installation of a new set of fonts (e.g. : cbgreek). During the upgrade of texlive-latex-base (and associate files), the mktexlsr program does not find the modification, which is in the /home tree. Try to re-install your personal package, and after recreate a /texmf tree in your personal /home, where you copy your .map file (along with the new package you wished to install) and try this : sudo updmap --cnffile ./updmap.cfg.

In order to find which package makes trouble with the upgrading of these various texlive-tetex files, please read the log file which is created after the aborted command "dpkg --configure -a".

[Dominik Wujastyk (wujastyk)]

Many thanks!

I have uninstalled and reinstalled texlive2008 from the TUG distribution,
and removed all references from the Synaptic package manager to texlive,and
that has solved the problem.

2009/4/29 Jean-Pierre Delange <email address hidden>

> This bug has its source in a manual modification of the Latex updmap.cfg
> file, through the manual installation of a new set of fonts (e.g. :
> cbgreek). During the upgrade of texlive-latex-base (and associate
> files), the mktexlsr program does not find the modification, which is in
> the /home tree. Try to re-install your personal package, and after
> recreate a /texmf tree in your personal /home, where you copy your .map
> file (along with the new package you wished to install) and try this :
> sudo updmap --cnffile ./updmap.cfg.
>
> In order to find which package makes trouble with the upgrading of these
> various texlive-tetex files, please read the log file which is created
> after the aborted command "dpkg --configure -a".
>
> --
> package texlive-latex-base-doc 2007.dfsg.1-2 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/358350
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