package tex-common 4.04 failed to install/upgrade: subproces installed post-installation script gaf een foutwaarde 1 terug

[Paul Huygen]

I upgraded a very old Ubuntu to Ubuntu 12.04, and then continued to upgrade to version 14.04. As a result I get a load of messages telling that TeX-related packages cannot be installed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: tex-common 4.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec 21 10:54:02 2014
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2014-12-21 10:53:39
 Commandline: apt-get upgrade
DuplicateSignature: package:tex-common:4.04:subproces installed post-installation script gaf een foutwaarde 1 terug
ErrorMessage: subproces installed post-installation script gaf een foutwaarde 1 terug
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: tex-common
Title: package tex-common 4.04 failed to install/upgrade: subproces installed post-installation script gaf een foutwaarde 1 terug
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-12-20 (0 days ago)