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    Re: TeXworks: package operation failed

    Yeah, that dpkg command won't work without sudo, but I don't think it will do any more than apt-get purge.

    Try this:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get purge texworks
    ls /etc/texmf
    If it has successfully emptied the /etc/texmf directory (with the exception maybe of fmt.d directory), then I'm stumped. If all the same files are there as before, proceed like this:

    Code:
    sudo cp -rp /etc/texmf /etc/texmf.old
    sudo rm -r /etc/texmf/*
    sudo cp -rp /etc/texmf.old/fmt.d /etc/texmf/fmt.d
    sudo apt-get install texworks
    Jane, stop this crazy thing!

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    Re: TeXworks: package operation failed

    Quote Originally Posted by newb85 View Post
    Yeah, that dpkg command won't work without sudo, but I don't think it will do any more than apt-get purge.

    Try this:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get purge texworks
    ls /etc/texmf
    If it has successfully emptied the /etc/texmf directory (with the exception maybe of fmt.d directory), then I'm stumped. If all the same files are there as before, proceed like this:

    Code:
    sudo cp -rp /etc/texmf /etc/texmf.old
    sudo rm -r /etc/texmf/*
    sudo cp -rp /etc/texmf.old/fmt.d /etc/texmf/fmt.d
    sudo apt-get install texworks
    I think it didn't work:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get purge texworks
    [sudo] password for bekirsalgin: 
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree       
    Reading state information... Done
    The following packages will be REMOVED:
      texworks*
    0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    2 not fully installed or removed.
    After this operation, 3,617 kB disk space will be freed.
    Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
    (Reading database ... 318908 files and directories currently installed.)
    Removing texworks ...
    Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
    Processing triggers for man-db ...
    Setting up texlive-base (2009-15) ...
    mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXLIVE... 
    mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXMFMAIN... 
    mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R... 
    mktexlsr: Done.
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/dvips/config/config.ps
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/tex/generic/config/pdftexconfig.tex
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/dvipdfmx/dvipdfmx.cfg
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/xdvi/XDvi
    dpkg: error processing texlive-base (--configure):
     subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
    dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-latex-base:
     texlive-latex-base depends on texlive-base (>= 2009-1); however:
      Package texlive-base is not configured yet.
    dpkg: error processing texlive-latex-base (--configure):
     dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                              Errors were encountered while processing:
     texlive-base
     texlive-latex-base
    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
    Code:
    ls /etc/texmf
    dvipdfm   dvips  hyphen.d    metafont  texdoc    texmf.cnf  updmap.d  xdvi
    dvipdfmx  fmt.d  language.d  tex       texdoctk  texmf.d    web2c
    Code:
    sudo cp -rp /etc/texmf /etc/texmf.old
    bekirsalgin@bekirsalgin:~$ sudo rm -r /etc/texmf/*
    bekirsalgin@bekirsalgin:~$ sudo cp -rp /etc/texmf.old/fmt.d /etc/texmf/fmt.d
    bekirsalgin@bekirsalgin:~$ sudo apt-get install texworks
    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree       
    Reading state information... Done
    Suggested packages:
      texlive-xetex texworks-scripting-lua texworks-scripting-python
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      texworks
    0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
    2 not fully installed or removed.
    Need to get 0 B/2,360 kB of archives.
    After this operation, 3,617 kB of additional disk space will be used.
    Selecting previously unselected package texworks.
    (Reading database ... 318899 files and directories currently installed.)
    Unpacking texworks (from .../texworks_0.5~svn952-1_amd64.deb) ...
    Processing triggers for man-db ...
    Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
    Setting up texlive-base (2009-15) ...
    mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXLIVE... 
    mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXMFMAIN... 
    mktexlsr: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R... 
    mktexlsr: Done.
    warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-texlive/web2c:/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c.
    warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-texlive/web2c:/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c.
    warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-texlive/web2c:/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c.
    warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-texlive/web2c:/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c.
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/dvips/config/config.ps
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/tex/generic/config/pdftexconfig.tex
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/dvipdfmx/dvipdfmx.cfg
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/xdvi/XDvi
    warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /usr/share/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texmf-texlive/web2c:/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c.
    dpkg: error processing texlive-base (--configure):
     subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
    dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-latex-base:
     texlive-latex-base depends on texlive-base (>= 2009-1); however:
      Package texlive-base is not configured yet.
    dpkg: error processing texlive-latex-base (--configure):
     dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    Setting up texworks (0.5~svn952-1) ...
    No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                              Errors were encountered while processing:
     texlive-base
     texlive-latex-base
    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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    Re: TeXworks: package operation failed

    Hey guys, looking in synaptic package manager ->
    both texlive-base and texlive-latex-base are listed as individual packages.

    How about remove (re)install just these two dependencies ?
    think'n and look'n ==> BDQ

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    Re: TeXworks: package operation failed

    Quote Originally Posted by Bashing-om View Post
    Hey guys, looking in synaptic package manager ->
    both texlive-base and texlive-latex-base are listed as individual packages.

    How about remove (re)install just these two dependencies ?
    think'n and look'n ==> BDQ
    The following message showed up when I wanted to remove both packages from synaptic:

    Code:
    E: tex-common: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

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    Re: TeXworks: package operation failed

    How about we try and get some more information. As I still look at the dependencies having the config problems. What results with terminal command:
    Code:
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure texlive-base
    hope 'n ==> BDQ

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    Re: TeXworks: package operation failed

    Quote Originally Posted by Bashing-om View Post
    How about we try and get some more information. As I still look at the dependencies having the config problems. What results with terminal command:
    Code:
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure texlive-base
    hope 'n ==> BDQ
    This is what I get after typing your suggestion:

    Code:
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure texlive-base
    [sudo] password for bekirsalgin: 
    /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: texlive-base is broken or not fully installed
    Then, I tried to reinstall texlive-base from Synaptic. The following two messages appeared:

    Code:
    Setting up tex-common (2.10) ...
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/05TeXMF.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/15Plain.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/45TeXinputs.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/55Fonts.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/65BibTeX.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/75DviPS.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/80DVIPDFMx.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/85Misc.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/90TeXDoc.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/updmap.d/00updmap.cfg
    update-texmf: Basic configuration file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/05TeXMF.cnf missing.
    Exiting.
    dpkg: error processing tex-common (--configure):
     subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
    dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-base:
     texlive-base depends on tex-common (>= 2.00); however:
      Package tex-common is not configured yet.
    dpkg: error processing texlive-base (--configure):
     dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                              Errors were encountered while processing:
     tex-common
     texlive-base
    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
    A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
    Setting up tex-common (2.10) ...
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/05TeXMF.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/15Plain.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/45TeXinputs.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/55Fonts.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/65BibTeX.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/75DviPS.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/80DVIPDFMx.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/85Misc.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/90TeXDoc.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/95NonPath.cnf
    Not replacing deleted config file /etc/texmf/updmap.d/00updmap.cfg
    update-texmf: Basic configuration file /etc/texmf/texmf.d/05TeXMF.cnf missing.
    Exiting.
    dpkg: error processing tex-common (--configure):
     subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
    dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-base:
     texlive-base depends on tex-common (>= 2.00); however:
      Package tex-common is not configured yet.
    dpkg: error processing texlive-base (--configure):
     dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     tex-common
     texlive-base
    Code:
    E: tex-common: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
    E: texlive-base: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
    I then tried again with your first command and here is the result:

    Code:
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure texlive-base
    /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: texlive-base is broken or not fully installed

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    Re: TeXworks: package operation failed

    Two packages with configuration errors, pointing to "tex-common". As smp also shows "tex-common" as an individual package -> let's tackle em one at a time, and perhaps "tex-common" is common to both. First with:
    Code:
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure tex-common
    Getting deeper and deeper into texworks !
    hope we are getting somewhere <== BDQ

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    Re: TeXworks: package operation failed

    Quote Originally Posted by Bashing-om View Post
    Two packages with configuration errors, pointing to "tex-common". As smp also shows "tex-common" as an individual package -> let's tackle em one at a time, and perhaps "tex-common" is common to both. First with:
    Code:
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure tex-common
    Getting deeper and deeper into texworks !
    hope we are getting somewhere <== BDQ
    Output:

    Code:
    sudo dpkg-reconfigure tex-common
    [sudo] password for bekirsalgin: 
    /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: tex-common is broken or not fully installed

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    Re: TeXworks: package operation failed

    ok, let's take dpkg's advise and (re)install the package:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get --reinstall tex-common
    are we there yet ? ==> BDQ

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    Re: TeXworks: package operation failed

    Quote Originally Posted by Bashing-om View Post
    ok, let's take dpkg's advise and (re)install the package:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get --reinstall tex-common
    are we there yet ? ==> BDQ
    Output:

    Code:
    sudo apt-get --reinstall tex-common
    [sudo] password for bekirsalgin: 
    E: Invalid operation tex-common

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