Bug#452099: tex-common: fails to install or remove with apt-get

[Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>]

severity 452099 normal
tag 452099 + unreproducible 
thanks

On Di, 20 Nov 2007, Igor Arruza wrote:
> I have problem with apt. The problem start when i tryied to remove tex-common. 
> since this moment I have problems and the message is always the same
> /usr/sbin/update-XXX: line 429: getopt: command not found
> XXX could be a lot of programs.
> Sorry if i  couldn't explain better

Aehmm, do you have
	util-linux
installed? It ships
	/usr/bin/getopt
and is a REQUIRED part of the installation. If this is missing OR
/usr/bin is not in the path of root I would say that something is really
fishy here.

So please, tell us
	dpkg -l util-linux
	ls -l /usr/bin/getopt
	
Best wishes

Norbert

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Debian Developer <preining@debian.org>                         Debian TeX Group
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