Re: Bug#300159: tetex-extra: Fails to install (debconf-loadtemplates: command not found)
BTW, I tried to updgrade to tetex-extra_3.0_3 this morning, and it
failed like this:
Preparing to replace tetex-extra 3.0-2 (using .../tetex-extra_3.0-3_all.deb) ...Unpacking replacement tetex-extra ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/tetex-extra_3.0-3_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/texmf/tex/lambda/config', which is also in package tetex-base
mktexlsr: Updating /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R...
mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXMFMAIN...
mktexlsr: Updating /var/cache/fonts/ls-R...
mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R...
mktexlsr: Done.
Creating missing formats.
Running fmtutil-sys. This may take some time. ...
Running updmap-sys. This may take some time. ... done.
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/tetex-extra_3.0-3_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Ack! Something bad happened while installing packages. Trying to recover:
Press return to continue.
That was actually about the 3rd iteration of trying to upgrade; an
earlier try has a warning too:
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 141627 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ucf 1.15 (using .../apt/archives/ucf_1.17_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ucf ...
Preparing to replace tetex-base 3.0-2 (using .../tetex-base_3.0-3_all.deb) ...
Removing obsolete symlink /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/config.
Removing obsolete symlink /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/config.
Unpacking replacement tetex-base ...
dpkg: tetex-base: warning - config file `etc/texmf/context/cont-usr.tex' is a circular link
(= `/etc/texmf/context/cont-usr.tex')
Preparing to replace tetex-extra 3.0-2 (using .../tetex-extra_3.0-3_all.deb) ...Unpacking replacement tetex-extra ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/tetex-extra_3.0-3_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/texmf/tex/lambda/config', which is also in package tetex-base
mktexlsr: Updating /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R...
mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXMFMAIN...
mktexlsr: Updating /var/cache/fonts/ls-R...
mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R...
mktexlsr: Done.
Creating missing formats.
Running fmtutil-sys. This may take some time. ...
Running updmap-sys. This may take some time. ...
Thanks,
-Miles
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