Thank a lot! First, i'm sorry for reporting a bug on that. My fully.
Second, it partially worked: Deleting files manually was probably my error. The exact command is dpkg --force-confmiss -i /var/cache/apt/archives/tex-common_3.7_all.deb after that, I installed tex-live, purged it, and reinstall, and only then, it's all worked. Thanks a lot! Ronen. On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 1:30 AM, Norbert Preining <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ronen, > > severity 668510 normal > tags 668510 + unreproducible moreinfo > thanks > > On Do, 12 Apr 2012, Ronen Abravanel wrote: > > * What led up to the situation? > > Installation, > > "apt-get install tex-common " > > What was the state of tex-common *before* installation? > removed or purged? > > > AFTER I failed over and over again with normal installation, I tried to > extract > > the missing file (00tex.cnf) from the .deb file, and copy it to > > /etc/texmf/hyphen.d/00tex.cnf > > etc etc. > > My wild guess, coming also from what you wrote here: > > Also, I tried to remove any tex-related package, delete /etc/texmf and > install > > again, and the problam is the same. > > Did you *PURGE* the package? > Because if you *purge* the package and then remove the remaining files > manually in /etc/texmf, then a reinstallation will NOT reinstatiate > these files, because it was *your* wish to remove these files. > That is Debian policy. > > So my theory is that you just simply shot your system by removing > conffiles that are still maintained by dpkg, instead of purging > the packages. > > In case you don't udnerstand the difference between remove and purge, > I recommend one of the many Debian handbooks or quick starters. > > > Now,how to *SOLVE* your problem: > > First I would say: > dpkg -force-confmiss /var/cache/apt/archives/tex-common_3.7_all.deb > after that > apt-get install texlive > that should work. > > If that does NOT work, then you have delete MORE conffiles then only > tex-common. In this case the following procedure might show useful: > Search for all package in removed but NOT purged state: > COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l | grep ^rc > then search for packages like tex-common etc > COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l | grep ^rc | grep tex > select the packages that are TeX related (tex-common, any texlive-* etc) > and call > aptitude purge <those packages> > after that apt-get install texlive > > Best wishes > > Norbert > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Norbert Preining preining@{jaist.ac.jp, logic.at, debian.org} > JAIST, Japan TeX Live & Debian Developer > DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > SLUGGAN (n.) > A lurid facial bruise which everyone politely omits to mention because > it's obvious that you had a punch-up with your spouse last night - but > which into a door. It is useless to volunteer the true explanation > because nobody will believe it. > --- Douglas Adams, The Meaning of Liff >
