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package tex-common 6.04ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #1808607 reported by Anthony Scopacasa on 2018-12-15

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1514474: package tex-common 6.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	tex-common (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Guys Ive had this error constantly of ages now. Does anyone know what it means and more importantly how to fix it? Cheers and TIA.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: tex-common 6.04ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-133.159-generic 4.4.134
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-133-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Dec 15 06:28:14 2018
DpkgHistoryLog:
Start-Date: 2018-12-15 06:23:42
Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-upgrade-system' sender=':1.93'
Upgrade: update-manager-core:i386 (1:16.04.12, 1:16.04.13), libsystemd0:i386 (229-4ubuntu21.2, 229-4ubuntu21.4), update-manager:i386 (1:16.04.12, 1:16.04.13), gnome-software:i386 (3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.10, 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11), udev:i386 (229-4ubuntu21.2, 229-4ubuntu21.4), libudev1:i386 (229-4ubuntu21.2, 229-4ubuntu21.4), libudev-dev:i386 (229-4ubuntu21.2, 229-4ubuntu21.4), ubuntu-software:i386 (3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.10, 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11), python3-update-manager:i386 (1:16.04.12, 1:16.04.13), systemd-sysv:i386 (229-4ubuntu21.2, 229-4ubuntu21.4), libpam-systemd:i386 (229-4ubuntu21.2, 229-4ubuntu21.4), systemd:i386 (229-4ubuntu21.2, 229-4ubuntu21.4), gnome-software-common:i386 (3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.10, 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.11)
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-14 (2252 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
apt 1.2.27
SourcePackage: tex-common
Title: package tex-common 6.04ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Anthony Scopacasa (scopacasaanthony64) wrote on 2018-12-15:

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Seth Arnold (seth-arnold) on 2018-12-18

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Seth Arnold (seth-arnold) wrote on 2018-12-18:

Here's the notes from the upgrade logs; I hope this helps.

Setting up tex-common (6.04ubuntu1) ...
Ignoring /etc/texmf/texmf.d/05TeXMF.cnf during generation of texmf.cnf, please remove manually!
Ignoring /etc/texmf/texmf.d/15Plain.cnf during generation of texmf.cnf, please remove manually!
Ignoring /etc/texmf/texmf.d/45TeXinputs.cnf during generation of texmf.cnf, please remove manually!
Ignoring /etc/texmf/texmf.d/55Fonts.cnf during generation of texmf.cnf, please remove manually!
Ignoring /etc/texmf/texmf.d/65BibTeX.cnf during generation of texmf.cnf, please remove manually!
Ignoring /etc/texmf/texmf.d/75DviPS.cnf during generation of texmf.cnf, please remove manually!
Ignoring /etc/texmf/texmf.d/80DVIPDFMx.cnf during generation of texmf.cnf, please remove manually!
Ignoring /etc/texmf/texmf.d/85Misc.cnf during generation of texmf.cnf, please remove manually!
Ignoring /etc/texmf/texmf.d/90TeXDoc.cnf during generation of texmf.cnf, please remove manually!
Ignoring /etc/texmf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf during generation of texmf.cnf, please remove manually!

Warning: Old configuration style found in /etc/texmf/updmap.d
Warning: For now these files have been included,
Warning: but expect inconsistencies.
Warning: These packages should be rebuild with tex-common.
Warning: Please see /usr/share/doc/tex-common/NEWS.Debian.gz
Warning: found file: /etc/texmf/updmap.d/00updmap.cfg
Warning: found file: /etc/texmf/updmap.d/10lmodern.cfg
Warning: found file: /etc/texmf/updmap.d/10texlive-base.cfg
Warning: found file: /etc/texmf/updmap.d/10texlive-games.cfg
Warning: found file: /etc/texmf/updmap.d/10texlive-latex-base.cfg

Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
Running updmap-sys. This may take some time...
updmap-sys failed. Output has been stored in
/tmp/updmap.IaLbQJwA
Please include this file if you report a bug.

Sometimes, not accepting conffile updates in /etc/texmf/updmap.d
causes updmap-sys to fail. Please check for files with extension
.dpkg-dist or .ucf-dist in this directory

Here's the notes from the upgrade logs; I hope this helps.

Warning: Old configuration style found in /etc/texmf/updmap.d
Warning: For now these files have been included, 
Warning: but expect inconsistencies.
Warning: These packages should be rebuild with tex-common.
Warning: Please see /usr/share/doc/tex-common/NEWS.Debian.gz
Warning: found file: /etc/texmf/updmap.d/00updmap.cfg
Warning: found file: /etc/texmf/updmap.d/10lmodern.cfg
Warning: found file: /etc/texmf/updmap.d/10texlive-base.cfg
Warning: found file: /etc/texmf/updmap.d/10texlive-games.cfg
Warning: found file: /etc/texmf/updmap.d/10texlive-latex-base.cfg

Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
Running updmap-sys. This may take some time... 
updmap-sys failed. Output has been stored in
/tmp/updmap.IaLbQJwA
Please include this file if you report a bug.

Sometimes, not accepting conffile updates in /etc/texmf/updmap.d
causes updmap-sys to fail.  Please check for files with extension
.dpkg-dist or .ucf-dist in this directory