" paperconf: cannot get paper size from /etc/papersize: No such file or directory" is included in the following install error message.
****************************** $> sudo apt-get install r-base-core [sudo] password for myid: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Suggested packages: ess r-doc-info r-doc-pdf r-doc-html r-mathlib r-base-html r-base-latex Recommended packages: r-recommended r-base-dev The following NEW packages will be installed: r-base-core 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/10.1MB of archives. After unpacking 32.1MB of additional disk space will be used. Selecting previously deselected package r-base-core. (Reading database ... xxxxxx files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking r-base-core (from .../r-base-core_2.5.1-1_i386.deb) ... Setting up r-base-core (2.5.1-1) ... paperconf: cannot get paper size from /etc/papersize: No such file or directory dpkg: error processing r-base-core (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3 Errors were encountered while processing: r-base-core E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) -- package r-base-core 2.5.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 3 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136512 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