package texlive-base 2007.dfsg.1-2 failed to install/upgrade: exit status 1 - fmtutil-sys failed

Bug #312740 reported by timinphx1
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: texlive-base

Achitechture Intrepid AMD64 KDE 4.2 beta 2. Error mesg included " Please fix manually (try dpkg --configure -a and/or apt-get -f install) in terminal... tried both to no avail. Didn't know if I should do new bug report or subscribe to another as Architechture different. Sorry it I've done the wrong thing.

Timothy Liddy

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: texlive-base 2007.dfsg.1-2
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: texlive-base
Title: package texlive-base 2007.dfsg.1-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic x86_64

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timinphx1 (timinphx1) wrote :
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Giric (blpisani) wrote :

I get the same thing. Something I noticed in my attempts with Wubi:
If the kernel version is 2.6.27-7, texlive packages install fine, but the kernel can't be upgraded to *-9 or *-11.
If kernel vers. *-9 or *-11 is installed, the above install error happens.

I've attached the output of trying to run sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-base. The associated file referenced by the output is attached in a second attachment block, since this appears to only have one place for an attachment.

Cheers,

Red Wolf

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Giric (blpisani) wrote :

It would appear the fmtutil.XCR10322 file referenced by the above output is empty, so it can't be uploaded.

Red Wolf

summary: - package texlive-base 2007.dfsg.1-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
- post-installation script returned error exit status 1
+ package texlive-base 2007.dfsg.1-2 failed to install/upgrade: exit
+ status 1 - fmtutil-sys failed
Changed in texlive-base (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
tags: added: metabug
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Florian Ludwig (flo-c) wrote :

Hi there!

I had the same problem with installing the package - it's all about an old error message that will be put out about "an over 5 year old latex.."

because of this message the build will fail.

To remove this message you can follow these instructions: http://my.opera.com/Michael-Dodl/blog/2011/06/24/latex-disabling-the-5-year-time-bomb

Hopefully it helps!

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senya (senya) wrote :

This now also affects 9.04 distro.
The link from the last message is dead, however, original page may be found on web archive:
http://web.archive.org/web/20140223193323/http://my.opera.com/Michael-Dodl/blog/2011/06/24/latex-disabling-the-5-year-time-bomb

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