package tex-common 2.09 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Ryan Reich]

Upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10 and then immediately to 11.04 gave this problem in both steps.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: tex-common 2.09
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-33.69-generic 2.6.32.41+drm33.18
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-33-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jul 10 15:53:59 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429.4)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: tex-common
Title: package tex-common 2.09 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-07-10 (0 days ago)