tex-common (2.10): Package operation failed

**sandyd** · July 2nd, 2014

Originally Posted by bekirs

1.

Code:

ls -l /var/cache/apt/archives/tex-common
ls: cannot access /var/cache/apt/archives/tex-common: No such file or directory

typo - fixed

**bekirs** · July 2nd, 2014

1st step

Code:

ls -l /var/cache/apt/archives/tex-common*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 709050 Jun 27  2011 /var/cache/apt/archives/tex-common_2.10_all.deb

2nd step

Code:

UCF_FORCE_CONFFMISS=yes dpkg -i --force-confmiss /var/cache/apt/archives/tex-common_2.10_all.deb
dpkg: error: requested operation requires superuser privilege

3rd step

Code:

UCF_FORCE_CONFFMISS=yes dpkg -i --force-confmiss /var/cache/apt/archives/tex-common_2.10_all.deb
(Reading database ... 1055032 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace tex-common 2.10 (using .../tex-common_2.10_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement tex-common ...
Setting up tex-common (2.10) ...


Recreating deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/05TeXMF.cnf with new version, as asked


Recreating deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/15Plain.cnf with new version, as asked


Recreating deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/45TeXinputs.cnf with new version, as asked


Recreating deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/55Fonts.cnf with new version, as asked


Recreating deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/65BibTeX.cnf with new version, as asked


Recreating deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/75DviPS.cnf with new version, as asked


Recreating deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/80DVIPDFMx.cnf with new version, as asked


Recreating deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/85Misc.cnf with new version, as asked


Recreating deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/90TeXDoc.cnf with new version, as asked


Recreating deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf with new version, as asked


Recreating deleted config file /etc/texmf/updmap.d/00updmap.cfg with new version, as asked


Recreating deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf with new version, as asked
Processing triggers for doc-base ...
Processing 2 changed doc-base files...
Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
Processing triggers for man-db ...

Originally Posted by sandyd

typo - fixed