package latex-xft-fonts 0.1-8 failed to install/upgrade: sub-processo novo script pre-installation retornou estado de saída de erro 1

[Nelson Richter]

Binary package hint: latex-xft-fonts

error since 10.10 installation

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: latex-xft-fonts 0.1-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Oct 28 19:21:54 2010
ErrorMessage: sub-processo novo script pre-installation retornou estado de saída de erro 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: latex-xft-fonts
Title: package latex-xft-fonts 0.1-8 failed to install/upgrade: sub-processo novo script pre-installation retornou estado de saída de erro 1

[Sebastian Bator (eremit7)]

I guess you faceing the: „W: /usr/share/fonts/truetype/latex-xft-fonts/cmmi10.ttf: not registered.“ problem that prevents latex-xft-fonts from being removed, updated or installed? The report is not that informative in the current form, I hat to guess form the logs.

The problem is that some fonts are not registered and dpkg is aborting. As a workaround it is possible to register the fonts manualy via:

sudo defoma-font register-all /etc/defoma/hints/latex-xft-fonts.hints

dpkg gives to additional recommendations for defoma commands I forgot now, but you can simply follow them. As the package is transitional it can be removed and ttf-lyx installed instead.

Eremit7