Comment 3 for bug 1084789

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Paul Judd (sukiipooru) wrote : Re: [Bug 1084789] Re: package texlive-binaries 2012.20120628-3build1 [modified: usr/bin/dvips usr/share/man/man1/dvips.1.gz] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

On Fri, 2012-11-30 at 10:22 +0000, sampo555 wrote:

> Thank you for taking your time to report this bug.
>
> The log files contain following error message.
> fmtutil-sys failed. Output has been stored in /tmp/fmtutil.1SuYhvnT
>
> If that file still exists, please attach it to this bug report. If not, please try running following command in terminal and if similar error pops up, attach the file mentioned in the error to this bug report:
> sudo dpkg --configure texlive-binaries
>
>
> ** Changed in: texlive-bin (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete

Here is the information you required:

sudo dpkg --configure texlive-binaries
Setting up texlive-binaries (2012.20120628-3build1) ...
mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXLIVEMAIN...
mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXLIVEDIST...
mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXMFMAIN...
mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R...
mktexlsr: Done.
Building format(s) --refresh.
        This may take some time...
fmtutil-sys failed. Output has been stored in
/tmp/fmtutil.we19lzXP
Please include this file if you report a bug.

dpkg: error processing texlive-binaries (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status
1
Errors were encountered while processing:
texlive-binaries

sudo
cat /tmp/fmtutil.we19lzXP
fmtutil: running `jtex -ini -jobname=jtex -progname=jtex jtex.ini' ...
This is JTeXk, Version 2.1, based on TeXk Version 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.4)
(INITEX)
%&-line parsing enabled.
! I can't find file `jtex.ini'.
<*> jtex.ini

Please type another input file name:
! Emergency stop.
<*> jtex.ini

No pages of output.
Transcript written on texput.log.

sudo
cat /tmp/fmtutil.11898/texput.log
This is JTeXk, Version 2.1, based on TeXk Version 3.141592 (Web2C 7.5.4)
(INITEX) 2 DEC 2012 07:48
%&-line parsing enabled.
**jtex.ini

! Emergency stop.
<*> jtex.ini

End of file on the terminal!

No pages of output.