package tex-common 3.15 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Jason Clemons]

This occured during upgrade to 13.10 from 13.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: tex-common 3.15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-31.46-generic 3.8.13.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Oct 18 03:24:43 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:tex-common:3.15:ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-12-10 (677 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: tex-common
Title: package tex-common 3.15 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (0 days ago)

[Sameer Grover (sameer-grover-1)]

I encountered the same problem when upgrading to 13.10 from 13.04

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.