Tested this bug with different supported Ubuntu versions. Texlive, tex- common installed.
Cases: 1. Upgrading Ubuntu 15.10 > 16.04. Can't confirm. 2. Upgrading Ubuntu 14.04.4 > 15.10. Upgrade hangs on VirtualBox and on real hardware. 3. Upgrading Ubuntu 14.04.4 > 16.04. Can't confirm. 4. Upgrading Ubuntu 12.04.4 > 14.04.4. Can't confirm. ** Tags removed: saucy -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to tex-common in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1236951 Title: package tex-common 4.04 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in tex-common package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in tex-common source package in Trusty: Triaged Bug description: While updating from 13.04 to 13.10, I was prompted with a crash dialog, then a "will automatically revert (?)" dialogue... ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: tex-common 4.04 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-31.23-lowlatency 3.8.13.8 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-31-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Oct 8 12:11:33 2013 DuplicateSignature: package:tex-common:4.04:ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-06-12 (482 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: tex-common Title: package tex-common 4.04 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-08 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-release-notes/+bug/1236951/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp