Many thanks! I have uninstalled and reinstalled texlive2008 from the TUG distribution, and removed all references from the Synaptic package manager to texlive,and that has solved the problem.
2009/4/29 Jean-Pierre Delange <adeiman...@free.fr> > This bug has its source in a manual modification of the Latex updmap.cfg > file, through the manual installation of a new set of fonts (e.g. : > cbgreek). During the upgrade of texlive-latex-base (and associate > files), the mktexlsr program does not find the modification, which is in > the /home tree. Try to re-install your personal package, and after > recreate a /texmf tree in your personal /home, where you copy your .map > file (along with the new package you wished to install) and try this : > sudo updmap --cnffile ./updmap.cfg. > > In order to find which package makes trouble with the upgrading of these > various texlive-tetex files, please read the log file which is created > after the aborted command "dpkg --configure -a". > > -- > package texlive-latex-base-doc 2007.dfsg.1-2 failed to install/upgrade: > subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/358350 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- PGP key: http://wujastyk.net/pgp.html Fingerprint: 2323 94BE C35F B7E2 309F BA7C 97D3 1A77 91DA CAC0 -- package texlive-latex-base-doc 2007.dfsg.1-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/358350 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs