package tex-common 2.06 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Sujay]

Binary package hint: tex-common

sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up tex-common (2.06) ...
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
No packages found matching texlive-base.
dpkg: error processing tex-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-binaries:
 texlive-binaries depends on tex-common (>= 2.00); however:
  Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing texlive-binaries (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of winefish:
 winefish depends on tetex-bin | texlive-base-bin | latex; however:
  Package tetex-bin is not installed.
  Package texlive-base-bin is not installed.
  Package texlive-binaries which provides texlive-base-bin is not configured yet.
  Package latex is not installed.
dpkg: error processing winefish (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 tex-common
 texlive-binaries
 winefish

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: tex-common 2.06
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat May 15 14:33:07 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: tex-common
Title: package tex-common 2.06 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Radu Cristescu (radu.c)]

Installing the package texlive-base seems to fix this issue. Should it be a dependency?

[Frank Turscak (frank-turscak)]

I followed Radu C's lead (#2, above). It definitely appears to be a dependency issue.

[Sujay (sujayjs)]

It was a dependency,i uninstalled texlive-binaries and installed
tex-live common...it worked fine..
one more thing i upgraded from Lucid-Beta to Lucid-release ..so on the
upgrade script it has to take care these dependencies...

Thanks
Sujay

On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 8:06 AM, Frank Turscak <email address hidden> wrote:
> I followed Radu C's lead (#2, above).  It definitely appears to be a
> dependency issue.
>
> --
> package tex-common 2.06 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/580881
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> Status in “tex-common” package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: tex-common
>
> sudo dpkg --configure -a
> Setting up tex-common (2.06) ...
> Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
> No packages found matching texlive-base.
> dpkg: error processing tex-common (--configure):
>  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-binaries:
>  texlive-binaries depends on tex-common (>= 2.00); however:
>  Package tex-common is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing texlive-binaries (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of winefish:
>  winefish depends on tetex-bin | texlive-base-bin | latex; however:
>  Package tetex-bin is not installed.
>  Package texlive-base-bin is not installed.
>  Package texlive-binaries which provides texlive-base-bin is not configured yet.
>  Package latex is not installed.
> dpkg: error processing winefish (--configure):
>  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  tex-common
>  texlive-binaries
>  winefish
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> Package: tex-common 2.06
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sat May 15 14:33:07 2010
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Beta i386 (20100318)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: tex-common
> Title: package tex-common 2.06 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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[ianjo10 (ianjo10)]

is it something wrong with winefish? happens every update. Can I un-install it?

[Burrhead (burrhead)]

none

[WeatherGod (ben-v-root)]

This is definitely a dependency issue. tex-common needs texlive-base because the tex-common --configure process seems to search for the texlive-base package. In addition, I got to this point because I needed to install dvipng, which seems to depend on texlive-base-bin. texlive-base-bin is replaced by texlive-binaries. texlive-binaries depends upon tex-common.

Maybe texlive-binaries should also depend on texlive-base?

[Ville Pilvio (vpilvio)]

Following advice from #2: I issued the command "apt-get install texlive-base" and that ended fine with "txt-common" now installing as well.

The problem arose for me with the installation of "keepnote_0.6.2-1_all.deb" .... this had the dependency for "txt-common" and resulted in errors for the three packages: txt-common texlive-binaries dvipng.

"sudo dpkg --confgure -a" confirmed error fixed for me. Hope this helps :)

[Byron Gibson (byrongibson)]

Incurred this bug when attempting to install Winefish via Ubuntu Software Center, since tex-common is a dependency.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Not a big deal, don't need Winefish for anything, was just curious about it.

[Vishal Telangre (vishaltelangre)]

I've got rid out of this by installing "texlive-base" and other dependencies (like tex-common, texlive-binaries) get installed automatically! [the reason behind I'd got this bug when I was installing a package "ibus-fonts".]

Thanks @ Radu C (no. #2 comment)

[Kenneth Parker (sea7kenp)]

Hi, I'm not using Tex right now (unless under the covers). So I'll be happy to just get it with everybody else. Thank you!

[Antanas Budriūnas (antanasb)]

Confirming this error on 10.04 (Lucid) with default repos.

[Antanas Budriūnas (antanasb)]

Sorry, my own fault.
I missed updmap-sys error message.
Confirmation canceled.

[MasterNetra (designerkline)]

"E: tex-common: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
E: texlive-binaries: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
E: winefish: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured"

Was my response when trying to install winefish apparently something is wrong with "tex-common"