Activity log for bug #1242914

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2013-10-21 21:24:08 Nathan Skillen bug added bug
2013-10-21 21:29:12 Nathan Skillen description When attempting to use `tlmgr --gui` on Ubuntu 13.10, the program fails with the following error: $ tlmgr --gui (running on Debian, switching to user mode!) Loading local TeX Live database; this may take some time, please be patient ... cannot setup TLPDB in /home/nskillen/texmf at /usr/bin/tlmgr line 5308. Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/tlmgr line 4439. The command also fails when using sudo to run as root, with exactly the same output. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: texlive-base 2013.20130722-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Oct 21 14:16:50 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-17 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130925.1) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_CA:en PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_CA.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: texlive-base UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) When attempting to use tlmgr on Ubuntu 13.10, the program fails. Different options produce slightly different output: $ tlmgr --gui (running on Debian, switching to user mode!) Loading local TeX Live database; this may take some time, please be patient ... cannot setup TLPDB in /home/nskillen/texmf at /usr/bin/tlmgr line 5308. Compilation failed in require at /usr/bin/tlmgr line 4439. $ tlmgr update --all (running on Debian, switching to user mode!) cannot setup TLPDB in /home/nskillen/texmf at /usr/bin/tlmgr line 5308. The commands also fails when using sudo to run as root, with exactly the same output. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: texlive-base 2013.20130722-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Oct 21 14:16:50 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-17 (4 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Beta amd64 (20130925.1) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron:  LANGUAGE=en_CA:en  PATH=(custom, no user)  XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>  LANG=en_CA.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: texlive-base UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
2013-10-21 21:29:14 Nathan Skillen summary tlmgr fails when --gui option passed tlmgr unable to set up TLPDB
2013-10-21 21:29:32 Nathan Skillen tags amd64 apport-bug saucy texlive-base tlmgr amd64 apport-bug saucy texlive-base tlmgr tlpdb
2013-10-22 01:28:28 Nathan Skillen texlive-base (Ubuntu): status New Invalid
2013-11-11 22:53:41 Yihui Xie texlive-base (Ubuntu): status Invalid New
2013-11-20 23:44:37 Launchpad Janitor texlive-base (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2014-01-05 22:28:19 Patryk bug added subscriber Patryk
2014-01-23 12:48:43 erickfis bug added subscriber erickfis
2014-01-27 14:18:33 Antoine Legrain bug added subscriber Antoine Legrain
2014-02-06 19:07:35 xoy bug added subscriber xoy
2014-02-17 12:57:13 Yonatan Yehezkeally bug added subscriber Yonatan Yehezkeally
2014-03-14 16:38:07 Antonio Li bug added subscriber Antonio Li
2014-03-22 08:49:22 niklas bug added subscriber niklas
2014-08-27 09:53:25 Abhirav Kumar bug task added texmaker (Ubuntu)
2014-08-27 09:54:06 Abhirav Kumar bug task deleted texmaker (Ubuntu)
2015-01-06 13:56:48 Hasan Ali Khattak attachment added Screenshot from 2015-01-06 14:55:16.png https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texlive-base/+bug/1242914/+attachment/4292917/+files/Screenshot%20from%202015-01-06%2014%3A55%3A16.png
2016-03-02 19:59:02 Matthew L. Dailey bug added subscriber Matthew L. Dailey