> First make sure that the update-alternatives command is present in your 
> shell environment. Then remove libkpathsea4-shlibs and tetex-texmf, and 
> then start the reinstallation command.
 


Done! 
I had set paths in my shell environment myself, 
and that is why update-alternatives were not seen by dpkg. 
I included /sw/sbin and it worked.

No more dpkg-lock complaints. 
Now I've tex (including prosper, powerdot etc) installed. 

Many thanks Martin. It was indeed a great help!!!



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