Re: tex/latex: I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'!
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> I don't think I've ever seen this before. Having replaced the dying
> hard disk, I've done a clean install of slink. The ability to use
> latex seems to come and go (mostly go), and I've given the tetex files
> a purge/reinstall cycle, but still no luck.
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> The output is
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> hawkinsttyp0:ch_1.scarcity>latex scarcity.tex
> This is TeX, Version 3.14159 (Web2C 7.2)
> I can't find the format file `latex.fmt'!
I had a similar problem with jadetex in the past, when a similar file was not created upon installation of the .deb package.
It worked after I " manually" invoked the postinstall script for the app. The *.fmt files were then created.
Try the same thing for " TeX" If it works, you may want to inform the package maintainer.
Cheers,
Howard Mann.
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