I did some searching on this error, and have managed to fix it on my machine. The solution is (to me) risky and not very elegant, but if you want to try it, here it is:
sudo apt-get remove tex-common sudo rm -rf /etc/texmf sudo apt-get install tex-common *** This will generate errors, because the command two lines above blew away the config files. In the error message, Ubuntu will note which commands need to be run to recreate the config files. Run these commands one at a time, running "sudo" before each one (I tried running them together as listed and only the first one worked. No surprise there.) Once the config files are recreated, run the sudo apt-get install tex-common command again. This time it should run with no errors. sudo apt-get install texlive-* *** If all has gone well to this point, the texlive install will ask you several times if you want to install generic config files to replace missing ones (because you blew them away when you ran the "rm" command above). Always be sure to answer "y". Note the default is "n", so you can't just hit the Enter key to get past the prompt. H/T to the discussion thread on AskUbuntu found here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/512848/tex-common-troubleshooting-on- ubuntu-14-04-lts -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1270410 Title: package tex-common 4.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tex-common/+bug/1270410/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
