Jesse Goldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hiya, > > I've had trouble replacing latex with the now available tetex. I > selected (I believe) all appropriate packages and then tried to install > them. The installation script said that I needed to do a "dpkg --purge > --force-depends" on a bunch of files which I did. The result is the > following: > > dpkg: error processing tetex-base_0.4pl6-4.deb (--install): > subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 > Errors were encountered while processing: > tetex-base_0.4pl6-4.deb > bash-2.00# dpkg --purge --force-depends babel latex texbin > (Reading database ... 31291 files and directories currently installed.) > Removing babel ... > Purging configuration files for babel ... > Building new format(s) without babel support using install-fmt-base(8) > /var/lib/dpkg/info/babel.postrm: install-fmt-base: command not found > dpkg: error processing babel (--purge): > subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 127 > dpkg: texbin: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request: > psfig depends on tex; however: > Package tex is not installed. > Package texbin which provides tex is to be removed. > Removing texbin ... > Purging configuration files for texbin ... > dpkg: latex: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request: > revtex depends on latex. > Removing latex ... > Removing latex format(s) using install-fmt-base(8) > /var/lib/dpkg/info/latex.prerm: install-fmt-base: command not found > dpkg: error processing latex (--purge): > subprocess pre-removal script returned error exit status 127 > Building new latex format(s) using install-fmt-base(8) > dpkg: error while cleaning up: > subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 127 > Errors were encountered while processing: > babel > latex > > Everything else seems to have been removed successfully. How can I > override this problem or get this "install-fmt-base" command? Thanks. >
Reinstall mflib, then try again. Christoph -- ============================================================================ Christoph Martin, Uni-Mainz, Germany Internet-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
