Bug#562106: install fails
Hi,
> ok, that is all *very* bad.
>
> Please do as root:
> cd /etc/texmf/fmt.d
> rm 05TeXMF.cnf 15Plain.cnf 45TeXinputs.cnf
> rm 55Fonts.cnf 65BibTeX.cnf 75DviPS.cnf 85Misc.cnf 90TeXDoc.cnf
> rm 95NonPath.cnf
> for i in *.dpkg-new ; do mv $i $(basename $i .dpkg-new) ; done
>
> cd /etc/texmf/texmf.d
> for i in *.dpkg-new ; do mv $i $(basename $i .dpkg-new) ; done
>
> THen check whether you have
> /etc/texmf/web2c/mktex.cnf
> it should look like:
> # global font cache, also change VARTEXFONTS in 05TeXMF.cnf
> #: ${MT_FEATURES=appendonlydir:varfonts}
> # per user font cache
> : ${MT_FEATURES=appendonlydir:texmfvar}
> #: ${MODE=ljfour}
> #: ${BDPI=600}
> # uncomment the following line to use ps2pk instead of gsftopk:
> # : ${ps_to_pk=ps2pk}
>
> If it is there, remove /etc/texmf/fmt.d/mktex.cnf and
> /etc/texmf/texmf.d/mktex.cnf
>
> Then call as root
> update-texmf
> update-fmtutil
> fmtutil-sys --all
>
> I hope that fixes it for you, but ...
>
>
Thank you very much for your help and patience, it fixed the problem
> Not "perhaps", for sure!!! Did you fsck? I would say there can me
> *MUCH* more fu**ed up on your PC, other config files destroyed etc etc.
> Watch out, everything you have installed during that time just before
> the crash might have created complete rubbish all around your hard drive!
>
Yes, I did fsck.
I just can hope, that there no problems anymore.
Merry Christmas,
Tim
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