I have a problem with texlive. For some reason I couldn't load the siunitx package anymore. Because I had problems with Texlive before, I accidently installed 2 versions next to each other with them having path dependencies. For some reason I can't recall I then decided just to delete texlive by just removing all the folders in which tex was present.
Now I tried to reinstall texlive, https://askubuntu.com/a/163683/27480. But during the install the following error occured:
[09:43|0] $ sudo apt-get install texlive-full
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
passivetex jadetex xmltex
The following NEW packages will be installed:
texlive-full
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
22 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/37.3 kB of archives.
After this operation, 106 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Selecting previously unselected package texlive-full.
(Reading database ... 630109 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking texlive-full (from .../texlive-full_2012.20120611-3~ubuntu12.04.1_all.deb) ...
Setting up tex-common (3.13~ubuntu12.04.1) ...
Directory /etc/texmf/ not writeable. Exiting.
dpkg: error processing tex-common (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of cm-super:
cm-super depends on tex-common (>= 2.00); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing cm-super (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of context:
context depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing context (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of context-modules:
context-modules depends on context (>> 2011); however:
Package context is not configured yet.
context-modules depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing context-modules (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems pNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
revent configuration of latex-cjk-chinese:
latex-cjk-chinese depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing latex-cjk-chinese (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of latex-cjk-japanese:
latex-cjk-japanese depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing latex-cjk-japanese (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of latex-cjk-korean:
latex-cjk-korean depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing latex-cjk-korean (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of latex-cjk-thai:
latex-cjk-thai depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing latex-cjk-thai (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of latex-cjk-all:
latex-cjk-all depends on latex-cjk-chinese (>= 4.8.3+git20120621-1~ubuntu12.04.1); however:
Package latex-cjk-chinese is not configured yet.
latex-cjk-all depends on latex-cjk-japanese (>= 4.8.3+git20120621-1~ubuntu12.04.1); however:
Package latex-cjk-japanese is not configured yet.
latex-cjk-all depends on latex-cjk-korean (= 4.8.3+git20120621-1~ubuntu12.04.1); however:
Package latex-cjk-korean is not configured yet.
latex-cjk-all depends on latex-cjk-thai (= 4.8.3+git20120621-1~ubuntu12.04.1); however:
Package latex-cjk-thai is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing latex-cjk-all (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of latex-fonts-thai-tlwg:
latex-fonts-thai-tlwg depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing latex-fonts-thai-tlwg (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up m-tx (0.60d-5~ubuntu12.04.1) ...
warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /etc/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texlive/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c.
/var/lib/dpkg/info/m-tx.postinst: 17: /var/lib/dpkg/info/m-tx.postinst: $TEXMFMAIN/web2c/mktexupd: not found
dpkg: error processing m-tx (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of musixtex:
musixtex depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing musixtex (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up pmx (2.6.18-2~ubuntu12.04.1) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these directories: /etc/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texlive/texmf/web2c:/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c:/usr/local/share/texmf/web2c.
/var/lib/dpkg/info/pmx.postinst: 16: /var/lib/dpkg/info/pmx.postinst: $TEXMFMAIN/web2c/mktexupd: not found
dpkg: error processing pmx (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-formats-extra:
texlive-formats-extra depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing texlive-formats-extra (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-lang-cjk:
texlive-lang-cjk depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing texlive-lang-cjk (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-lang-cyrillic:
texlive-lang-cyrillic depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing texlive-lang-cyrillic (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration ofNo apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
texlive-lang-czechslovak:
texlive-lang-czechslovak depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing texlive-lang-czechslovak (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-lang-polish:
texlive-lang-polish depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing texlive-lang-polish (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-xetex:
texlive-xetex depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing texlive-xetex (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-math-extra:
texlive-math-extra depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing texlive-math-extra (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-music:
texlive-music depends on musixtex (>= 1:0.114-2); however:
Package musixtex is not configured yet.
texlive-music depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
texlive-music depends on m-tx; however:
Package m-tx is not configured yet.
texlive-music depends on pmx; however:
Package pmx is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing texlive-music (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-omega:
texlive-omega depends on tex-common (>= 3); however:
Package tex-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing texlive-omega (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of texlive-full:
texlive-full depends on texlive-lang-czechslovak (>= 2012.20120516); however:
Package texlive-lang-czechslovak is not configured yet.
texlive-full depends on texlive-music (>= 2012.20120516); however:
Package texlive-music is not configured yet.
texlive-full depends on texlive-lang-cjk (>= 2012.20120516); however:
Package texlive-lang-cjk is not configured yet.
texlive-full depends on latex-cjk-all (>= 4.6.0+cvs20060714-2); however:
Package latex-cjk-all is not configured yet.
texlive-full depends on texlive-formats-extra (>= 2012.20120516); however:
Package texlive-formats-extra is not configured yet.
texlive-full depends on texlive-xetex (>= 2012.20120516); however:
Package texlive-xetex is not configured yet.
texlive-full depends on texlive-math-extra (>= 2012.20120516); however:
Package texlive-math-extra is not configured yet.
texlive-full depends on texlive-lang-polish (>= 2012.20120516); however:
Package texlive-lang-polish is not configured yet.
texlive-full depends on cm-super (>= 0.3.3-3); however:
Package cm-super is not configured yet.
texlive-full depends on texlive-omega (>= 2012.20120516); however:
Package texlive-omega is not configured yet.
texlive-full depends on texlive-lang-cyrillic (>= 2012.20120516); however:
Package texlive-lang-cyrillic is not configured yet.
texlive-full depends on context; however:
Package context is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing texlive-full (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
tex-common
cm-super
context
context-modules
latex-cjk-chinese
latex-cjk-japanese
latex-cjk-korean
latex-cjk-thai
latex-cjk-all
latex-fonts-thai-tlwg
m-tx
musixtex
pmx
texlive-formats-extra
texlive-lang-cjk
texlive-lang-cyrillic
texlive-lang-czechslovak
texlive-lang-polish
texlive-xetex
texlive-math-extra
texlive-music
texlive-omega
texlive-full
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
You seem to have a writing permissions problem. See line 17 of your output:
Directory /etc/texmf/ not writeable. Exiting.Hence,
tex-commoncannot be configured and since all other packages depend ontex-common, they cannot be installed either. Check your writing permissions on/etc/texmf.I personally install
texliveusing this install script, without using the official repositories.What I finally did listing all packages regarding tex, dpkg -l tex and purged them. Then a normal install worked again.