I got a little confused - actually I have not looked at the dependencies and variables of the installation process but from my point of view the site location - given in the Ubuntu installation process for setting the time zone - should be responsible for the choice for paper size (which seems to be the case till ~Ubuntu 10.10), i.e.: Berlin time / CET -> DIN A4 paper. Selecting English locale (i.e. language and cultural conventions like day namings etc.) is in international environments alway EN (GB or US) - so this is not qualified for the paper size.
As TeX Live in Debian packaging can not be changed to another paper format with standard scripts (I looked into it - they just don't work - and finally reinstalled the system - much less effort), this installation bug is a real problem under those circumstances. I found nothing in WWW and even on forums the answer was not clear: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=11755454#post11755454 In case the installer can not be fixed due to other users/customers needs it would be nice to advise people installing TeX Live to look at /etc/papersize and change it (to a4 or letter ...) if necessary _before_ the installation. Maybe you can - if appropriate - redirect/fork the case to documentation and/or TeX Live maintainer. Thanks! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1094872 Title: Installation information cause letter format instead of DIN A4 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1094872/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs