Had the same problem. After deleting /root/.texmf-config/ and /root/.texmf-var/ everything worked fine for me.
I guess the problem is due to "getnonfreefonts" (-> fonts like Arial...) which must not be run using sudo. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1312902 Title: Update from 12.04 to 14.04 breaks latex-related packages and leaves them unconfigurable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texlive-base/+bug/1312902/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs