[Bug 1613557] [NEW] package tex-common 6.04 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Public bug reported: Just happened when I elected to install the latest update when prompted by update manager. I seem to have had intermittent problems with update manager ever since upgrading to 16.04 - possibly all related to this. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: tex

[Bug 1603611] Re: package libnspr4:amd64 2:4.12-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: package libnspr4:amd64 is already installed and configured

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1407757 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1407757 Auto bug reporting led me here. Updated to Kernel 4.2.0-42 from 0-36 and everything graphics related went to #@&*. Constant spam of 'an error occurred' and attempting anything with the package manager gets