Re: slink package upgrades fail

["M.C. Vernon" <mcv21@cus.cam.ac.uk>]

> I also get similar messages for tetex-base and tetex-bin and can neither
> install nor remove these packages.

Yes, I have problems like this as well... :(


tetex-bin included as an example. Shall I file a bug? and how do I fix
this?

Matthew

root@pick:~# dpkg -i
/mnt/public/pub/unix/Linux/debian/dists/slink/main/binary-i386/tex/tetex-bin_0.9.981008-1.deb
Selecting previously deselected package tetex-bin.
(Reading database ... 42207 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace tetex-bin 0.9.981008-1 (using
.../tex/tetex-bin_0.9.981008-1.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement tetex-bin ...
rm: /usr/lib/texmf/web2c: is a directory
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
rm: /usr/lib/texmf/web2c: is a directory
dpkg: error processing
/mnt/public/pub/unix/Linux/debian/dists/slink/main/binary-i386/tex/tetex-bin_0.9.981008-1.deb
(--install):
 subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 1
rm: /usr/lib/texmf/web2c: is a directory
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:

/mnt/public/pub/unix/Linux/debian/dists/slink/main/binary-i386/tex/tetex-bin_0.9.981008-1.deb


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