package tex-common 3.13 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #1071300 reported by Per Tunestal
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Bug Description

tex-common 3.13 failed to install during upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: tex-common 3.13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Oct 25 14:11:46 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: tex-common
Title: package tex-common 3.13 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-25 (0 days ago)

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Per Tunestal (per-tunestal-gmail) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Per Tunestal (per-tunestal-gmail) wrote :

I managed to fix the texlive installation by performing the following actions:

1. Completely remove tex-common and all texlive packages
2. Remove all files in /etc/texmf/updmap.d
3. Reinstall texlive from Software Center

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