Public bug reported: Installing wv to convert Word documents to PDF doesn't initially work; wv complains that it doesn't have latex. It should depend on latex if it's required.
$ sudo apt-get install wv Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: libwv-1.2-3 Suggested packages: tetex-extra elinks links lynx imagemagick The following NEW packages will be installed libwv-1.2-3 wv 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 99 not upgraded. Need to get 231kB of archives. After unpacking 2544kB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Get: 1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main libwv-1.2-3 1.2.4-2 [142kB] Get: 2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com feisty/universe wv 1.2.4-2 [88.6kB] Fetched 231kB in 1s (148kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package libwv-1.2-3. (Reading database ... 101972 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking libwv-1.2-3 (from .../libwv-1.2-3_1.2.4-2_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package wv. Unpacking wv (from .../archives/wv_1.2.4-2_i386.deb) ... Setting up libwv-1.2-3 (1.2.4-2) ... Setting up wv (1.2.4-2) ... $ wvPDF /usr/share/example-content/oo-derivatives.doc oo-derivs.pdf Could not find required program 'latex' ** Affects: wv (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- wvPDF requires latex but doesn't depend on it https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/130747 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
