package tex-common 2.06ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Selçuk Köprü]

Binary package hint: tex-common

Description: Ubuntu 10.04.2 LTS
Release: 10.04

tex-common:
  Installed: 2.06ubuntu0.1
  Candidate: 2.06ubuntu0.1
  Version table:
 *** 2.06ubuntu0.1 0
        500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.06 0
        500 http://tr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages

Update manager failed to update the package.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: tex-common 2.06ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-30.59-generic 2.6.32.29+drm33.13
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-30-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 5 09:10:04 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: tex-common
Title: package tex-common 2.06ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Achilleas Koutsou (achilleas-k)]

Same problem here with same version of Ubuntu and tex-common.
Solved it by removing tex-common (along with all dependant packages) and reinstalling everything.

Don't know if it is a solution per se.

[Rohit R (rr0hit)]

The DpkgTerminalLog says :

Setting up tex-common (2.06ubuntu0.1) ...
Replacing config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf with new version
Replacing config file /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf with new version
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.TjBqOtzr
Please include this file if you report a bug.

could you reproduce the problem and include the mentioned updmap log file ?

[Rohit R (rr0hit)]

Marked Bug #760709, and Bug #762483 as duplicates as their logs also say that updmap-sys failed. The root reasons can be verified only if the updmap-sys logs are attached.

Sorry if I am making a mistake.

[Cshishaliu (cshishaliu)]

There is an "updmap.******" file in which it's like:

updmap: This is updmap, version $Id: updmap 14402 2009-07-23 17:09:15Z karl $
updmap: using transcript file `/var/lib/texmf/web2c/updmap.log'
updmap is creating new map files using the following configuration:

  config file: `/var/lib/texmf/web2c/updmap.cfg'
  dvips output directory: `/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/updmap'
  pdftex output directory: `/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/pdftex/updmap'
  dvipdfm output directory: `/var/lib/texmf/fonts/map/dvipdfm/updmap'

  prefer outlines: `true'
  texhash enabled: `false'
  download standard fonts (dvips): `false'
  download standard fonts (pdftex): `true'
  download standard fonts (dvipdfm): `true'

updmap: scanning for LW35 support files
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/tetex/dvips35.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/tetex/pdftex35.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/tetex/dvipdfm35.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/tetex/ps2pk35.map'

updmap: Scanning for MixedMap entries:
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/allrunes/allrunes.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/arabtex/arabtex.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/cbfonts/cbgreek-full.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/cc-pl/ccpl.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/amsfonts/cmextra.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/cmll/cmll.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/amsfonts/cm.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-extended-t1.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-extended-t2a.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-extended-t2b.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-extended-t2c.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-extended-ts1.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-extended-x2.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-minimal-t1.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-minimal-t2a.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-minimal-t2b.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-minimal-t2c.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-minimal-ts1.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf/fonts/map/dvips/cm-super/cm-super-minimal-x2.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/cm/cmtext-bsr-interpolated.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/cs/csother.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/cs/cstext.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/dvips/amsfonts/cyrillic.map'
updmap: using map file `/usr/sh...

[Cshishaliu (cshishaliu)]

Well, that 'fangsong.map' locates in ~/.texmf-var/fonts/map/dvips/CJK
and never brought up any errors before. but now, where should I put it?