M.C. Vernon wrote:
>> 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
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# 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
I had similar problems when I upgraded some TeTeX packages today. I then
took a look in the bug reporting system to see if a bug report had been
filed, and sure enough, one possible solution is to run this snippet of
code (taken from the postinst script for tetex-bin):
if [ ! -L /usr/lib/texmf/web2c ]
then
mv /usr/lib/texmf/web2c/* /var/lib/texmf/web2c
rmdir /usr/lib/texmf/web2c
ln -s /var/lib/texmf/web2c /usr/lib/texmf/
fi
This ensures that /usr/lib/texmf/web2c is a link to /var/lib/texmf/web2c,
as it is supposed to be. After I'd done this, the packages installed
without a problem.
YMMV.
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