Seems as if the system gets confused between the system installed tlmgr and the vanila tlmgr.
i would suggest to make a solution which can update the PATH variables so this problems is avoided. ** Attachment added: "Screenshot from 2015-01-06 14:55:16.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texlive-base/+bug/1242914/+attachment/4292917/+files/Screenshot%20from%202015-01-06%2014%3A55%3A16.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242914 Title: tlmgr unable to set up TLPDB To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texlive-base/+bug/1242914/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs