[Bug 1792915] [NEW] Errors were encountered while processing: tex-common texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-base-doc E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[noel taylor]

Public bug reported:

while trying to upgrade i get a message saying not enough disk space.
so i typed in 'sudo apt-get autoremove.
After clearing most of the old packages the error message appeared:
                    Errors were encountered while processing:
 tex-common
 texlive-latex-base
 texlive-latex-base-doc
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:16.04.25
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-122.146-generic 4.4.117
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-122-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17
Architecture: i386
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon Sep 17 12:15:12 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-07-10 (2626 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: dist-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-09-17 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug dist-upgrade i386 xenial

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Title:
                      Errors were encountered while processing:  tex-
  common  texlive-latex-base  texlive-latex-base-doc E: Sub-process
  /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  while trying to upgrade i get a message saying not enough disk space.
  so i typed in 'sudo apt-get autoremove.
  After clearing most of the old packages the error message appeared:
                      Errors were encountered while processing:
   tex-common
   texlive-latex-base
   texlive-latex-base-doc
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:16.04.25
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-122.146-generic 4.4.117
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-122-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17
  Architecture: i386
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Mon Sep 17 12:15:12 2018
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-07-10 (2626 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: dist-upgrade
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-09-17 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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