package texlive-base (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Bug #993398 reported by Robin T. Bye
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Bug Description

Could not install texlive, seems like it wants to install texlive 2009, whereas texlive 2011 is the latest version. The 2009 version seems incompatible with something already in my system.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: texlive-base (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue May 1 01:07:08 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SourcePackage: texlive-base
Title: package texlive-base (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-27 (4 days ago)

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Robin T. Bye (robin-bye) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : This bug is a duplicate

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #987096, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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