I have the same problem, I can't install texlive-base. I can install
texlive-base-bin alone though. But not texlive-base. I attach error log
and output:

$ sudo apt-get install texlive-base
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
texlive-base is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up texlive-base (2005.dfsg.3-1) ...
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
Building format(s) --all . This may take some time...
fmtutil-sys failed. Output has been stored in
/tmp/texlive.fmtutil.nWw29962
Please include this file if you report a bug.

dpkg: error processing texlive-base (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 texlive-base
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


** Attachment added: "texlive install error log"
   http://librarian.launchpad.net/7685641/texlive.fmtutil.hkE29249

** Changed in: texlive-bin (Ubuntu)
       Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed

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texlive-base-bin fails to install due to fmtutil-sys error
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/82412
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