Bug#65432: tetex-bin: kpsewhich cannot find file fmtutil.cnf

[Christoph Martin <martin@uni-mainz.de>]

Robert J. Chassell writes:
 > Package: tetex-bin
 > Version: 1.0.6-7
 > 
 > Linux megalith 2.2.12 #1 Thu Oct 14 09:29:24 EST 1999 i686 unknown
 > /lib/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.1.3.so
 > 
 > When I attempt to install boot-floppies using apt-get, I receive a  message
 > 
 >     dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of boot-floppies:
 >     boot-floppies depends on tetex-bin...
 > 
 >     Error: kpsewhich cannot find file fmtutil.cnf
 >     dpkg: error processing tetex-bin ...
 > 
 > The bug in tetex-bin was reported as bug #62017, but not that it prevents
 > boot-floppies from being installed.
 > 
 > #62017: tetex-bin: fmtutil( and texlinks): config file `fmtutil.cnf' not found; 62 days old 
 > 

Can you please verify that /var/lib/texmf/web2c/fmtutil.cnf is a link
to /etc/texmf/fmtutil.cnf and that /etc/texmf/fmtutil.cnf exists.

Christoph