package tex-common 6.17 failed to install/upgrade: installed tex-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Adrian Tritschler]

Performing Ubuntu upgrade from 21.10 to 22.04, tex-common upgrade fails and "the upgrade is aborted and may have left your system in an unstable state"

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: tex-common 6.17
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-40.45-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs nvidia_modeset zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Fri Apr 29 20:23:58 2022
ErrorMessage: installed tex-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-09-25 (216 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Release amd64 (20210420)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.4, python3-minimal, 3.10.4-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.18-9
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2
 apt 2.4.5
SourcePackage: tex-common
Title: package tex-common 6.17 failed to install/upgrade: installed tex-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-04-29 (0 days ago)