Re: tetex

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

Jesse Goldman <jgoldman@hecate.fnal.gov> writes:

> 
> Hiya,
> 
> I've had trouble replacing latex with the now available tetex. I 
> selected (I believe) all appropriate packages and then tried to install 
> them. The installation script said that I needed to do a "dpkg --purge 
> --force-depends" on a bunch of files which I did. The result is the 
> following:
> 
> dpkg: error processing tetex-base_0.4pl6-4.deb (--install):
>  subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  tetex-base_0.4pl6-4.deb
> bash-2.00# dpkg --purge --force-depends babel latex texbin
> (Reading database ... 31291 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing babel ...
> Purging configuration files for babel ...
> Building new format(s) without babel support using install-fmt-base(8)
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/babel.postrm: install-fmt-base: command not found
> dpkg: error processing babel (--purge):
>  subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127
> dpkg: texbin: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
>  psfig depends on tex; however:
>   Package tex is not installed.
>   Package texbin which provides tex is to be removed.
> Removing texbin ...
> Purging configuration files for texbin ...
> dpkg: latex: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request:
>  revtex depends on latex.
> Removing latex ...
> Removing latex format(s) using install-fmt-base(8)
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/latex.prerm: install-fmt-base: command not found
> dpkg: error processing latex (--purge):
>  subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
> Building new latex format(s) using install-fmt-base(8)
> dpkg: error while cleaning up:
>  subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  babel
>  latex
> 
> Everything else seems to have been removed successfully. How can I 
> override this problem or get this "install-fmt-base" command? Thanks.
> 

Reinstall mflib, then try again.

Christoph

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