Under debian testing I'm updating & upgrading the system by means of apt-get.
<snip> Setting up tetex-bin (2.0.2-14) ... Regenerating /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf ... done Running initex. This may take some time. ... Error: `etex -ini -jobname=etex -progname=etex *etex.ini' failed Error: `pdfetex -ini -jobname=pdfetex -progname=pdfetex *pdfetex.ini' failed fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/lambda.oft installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/omega.oft installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/amstex.fmt installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/jadetex.fmt installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/latex.fmt installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/pdfjadetex.fmt installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/pdflatex.fmt installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/pdftex.fmt installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/tex.fmt installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/cont-en.efmt installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/elatex.efmt installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mptopdf.efmt installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/pdfelatex.efmt installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/metafun.mem installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mpost.mem installed. fmtutil: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mf.base installed. ############################################################################### fmtutil: Error! Not all formats have been built successfully. Visit the log files in directory /usr/share/texmf/web2c for details. ############################################################################### This is a summary of all `failed' messages and warnings: `etex -ini -jobname=etex -progname=etex *etex.ini' failed `pdfetex -ini -jobname=pdfetex -progname=pdfetex *pdfetex.ini' failed dpkg: error processing tetex-bin (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And in /usr/share/texmf/web2c/pdftex.log <snip> This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.14159-1.10b (Web2C 7.4.5) (INITEX) 21 MAY 2004 15:59 %&-line parsing enabled. **pdftex.ini (/usr/share/texmf/pdftex/plain/config/pdftex.ini (/usr/share/texmf/tex/plain/base/plain.tex Preloading the plain format: codes, registers, \maxdimen=\dimen10 \hideskip=\skip10 \centering=\skip11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] parameters, \smallskipamount=\skip13 \medskipamount=\skip14 \bigskipamount=\skip15 \normalbaselineskip=\skip16 \normallineskip=\skip17 \normallineskiplimit=\dimen13 \jot=\dimen14 \interdisplaylinepenalty=\count23 \interfootnotelinepenalty=\count24 fonts, more fonts, \itfam=\fam4 \slfam=\fam5 \bffam=\fam6 \ttfam=\fam7 macros, \strutbox=\box11 \mscount=\count25 \tabs=\box12 \tabsyet=\box13 \tabsdone=\box14 math definitions, \rootbox=\box15 [EMAIL PROTECTED] output routines, \headline=\toks10 \footline=\toks11 \footins=\insert254 \topins=\insert253 hyphenation (/usr/share/texmf/tex/generic/hyphen/hyphen.tex)) ) Beginning to dump on file pdftex.fmt (format=pdftex 2004.5.21) 2406 strings of total length 33698 4991 memory locations dumped; current usage is 110&4878 995 multiletter control sequences \font\nullfont=nullfont \font\tenrm=cmr10 \font\preloaded=cmr9 \font\preloaded=cmr8 \font\sevenrm=cmr7 \font\preloaded=cmr6 \font\fiverm=cmr5 \font\teni=cmmi10 \font\preloaded=cmmi9 \font\preloaded=cmmi8 \font\seveni=cmmi7 \font\preloaded=cmmi6 \font\fivei=cmmi5 \font\tensy=cmsy10 \font\preloaded=cmsy9 \font\preloaded=cmsy8 \font\sevensy=cmsy7 \font\preloaded=cmsy6 \font\fivesy=cmsy5 \font\tenex=cmex10 \font\preloaded=cmss10 \font\preloaded=cmssq8 \font\preloaded=cmssi10 \font\preloaded=cmssqi8 \font\tenbf=cmbx10 \font\preloaded=cmbx9 \font\preloaded=cmbx8 \font\sevenbf=cmbx7 \font\preloaded=cmbx6 \font\fivebf=cmbx5 \font\tentt=cmtt10 \font\preloaded=cmtt9 \font\preloaded=cmtt8 \font\preloaded=cmsltt10 \font\tensl=cmsl10 \font\preloaded=cmsl9 \font\preloaded=cmsl8 \font\tenit=cmti10 \font\preloaded=cmti9 \font\preloaded=cmti8 \font\preloaded=cmti7 \font\preloaded=cmu10 \font\preloaded=cmmib10 \font\preloaded=cmbsy10 \font\preloaded=cmcsc10 \font\preloaded=cmssbx10 \font\preloaded=cmdunh10 \font\preloaded=cmr7 at 14.51799pt \font\preloaded=cmtt10 at 14.4pt \font\preloaded=cmssbx10 at 14.4pt \font\preloaded=manfnt 14787 words of font info for 50 preloaded fonts 14 hyphenation exceptions Hyphenation trie of length 6075 has 181 ops out of 35111 181 for language 0 No pages of output. ------------------------------------------------------------ What shall I do? Vittorio -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]