I solved the problem for me by doing as root the following: (Before you do this, make sure you have the two package files or similar versions of these package files in /var/cache/apt/archives !)
dpkg --ignore-depends=tex-common --purge tex-common dpkg --ignore-depends=texlive-base --purge texlive-base dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/tex-common_4.04_all.deb dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-base_2013.20140215-1_all.deb Just purging and installing tex-common did not work. Texlive-base is somehow involved in this. It seems tex-common can only be installed if texlive-base is not yet there. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to tex-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1312204 Title: package tex-common 4.04 failed to install/upgrade Status in “tex-common” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: After having performed an update from 12.04 to 14.04 most tex-packages produced errors during upgrade and prevent configuration. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: tex-common 4.04 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Apr 24 16:16:26 2014 DuplicateSignature: package:tex-common:4.04: ErrorMessage: InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-12-04 (1236 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: tex-common Title: package tex-common 4.04 failed to install/upgrade UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-24 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tex-common/+bug/1312204/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
