Just got bitten by this!
My workaround/possible fix: applied the following diff to
/etc/apparmor.d/abstractions/ubuntu-helpers
===================================================================
RCS file: ubuntu-helpers,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -r1.1 ubuntu-helpers
--- ubuntu-helpers 2013/06/17 09:16:44 1.1
+++ ubuntu-helpers 2013/06/17 09:17:53
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
# Allow exec of libexec applications in /usr/lib* and /usr/local/lib*
/usr/{,local/}lib*/{,**/}* Pixr,
+ # Allow texlive font build scripts etc.
+ /usr/share/texlive/texmf/web2c/{,**}/* Pixr,
+
# Allow exec of software-center scripts. We may need to allow wider
# permissions for /usr/share, but for now just do this. (LP: #972367)
/usr/share/software-center/* Pixr,
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1010909
Title:
permission denied: /usr/bin/{mktexpk,mktextfm}
Status in “texlive-bin” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
I think there's a bug with mktexpk and mktextfm:
I get the following:
kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi 600 cmtt7
mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font for cmtt7.
kpathsea: Appending font creation commands to missfont.log.
page: Warning: font `cmtt7' at 600x600 not found, trying `cmr10' instead
kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode / --bdpi 600 --mag 1+0/600 --dpi 600
cmcsc14
/usr/bin/mktexpk: 1: /usr/bin/mktexpk: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mktexnam:
Permission denied
mktexpk: / already exists.
/usr/bin/mktexpk: 210: /usr/bin/mktexpk: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mktexupd:
Permission denied
[...]
and later on:
kpathsea: Running mktextfm cmssbx20
/usr/bin/mktextfm: 1: /usr/bin/mktextfm: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mktexnam:
Permission denied
/usr/bin/mktextfm: 75: /usr/bin/mktextfm: /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mktexdir:
Permission denied
mktextfm: mktexdir failed.
System is:
Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release: 12.04
Package is:
texlive-binaries:
Installiert: 2009-11ubuntu2
Kandidat: 2009-11ubuntu2
Versionstabelle:
*** 2009-11ubuntu2 0
500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: texlive-binaries 2009-11ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 9 17:05:03 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64
(20120425)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/zsh
SourcePackage: texlive-bin
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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