Problem with installing texlive 2017 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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I tried to update from texlive 2015 to 2017.

I ran the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/texlive-2017
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install texlive-full

After running the last line, I get a lot of package names with unmet dependencies and the following error:

 E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

But running
sudo apt-get -f install results in another error

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 880678 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb ...
Unpacking texlive-fonts-extra-doc (2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0) over (2015.20160320-1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/mweights/README', which is also in package texlive-latex-extra-doc 2015.20160320-1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

It looks like I am stuck with a circular problem.

I tried the solution listed in Install texlive 2017 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS but was not successful.

Can someone help me out please?

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I tried to update from texlive 2015 to 2017.

I ran the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/texlive-2017
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install texlive-full

After running the last line, I get a lot of package names with unmet dependencies and the following error:

 E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

But running
sudo apt-get -f install results in another error

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 880678 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb ...
Unpacking texlive-fonts-extra-doc (2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0) over (2015.20160320-1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/mweights/README', which is also in package texlive-latex-extra-doc 2015.20160320-1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

It looks like I am stuck with a circular problem.

I tried the solution listed in Install texlive 2017 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS but was not successful.

Can someone help me out please?

edited Mar 28 at 19:09

Fabby

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asked Mar 28 at 17:49

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up vote
2
down vote

favorite

I tried to update from texlive 2015 to 2017.

I ran the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/texlive-2017
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install texlive-full

After running the last line, I get a lot of package names with unmet dependencies and the following error:

 E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

But running
sudo apt-get -f install results in another error

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 880678 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb ...
Unpacking texlive-fonts-extra-doc (2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0) over (2015.20160320-1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/mweights/README', which is also in package texlive-latex-extra-doc 2015.20160320-1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

It looks like I am stuck with a circular problem.

I tried the solution listed in Install texlive 2017 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS but was not successful.

Can someone help me out please?

edited Mar 28 at 19:09

Fabby

24.3k1352153

asked Mar 28 at 17:49

shaunaksinha

132

I tried to update from texlive 2015 to 2017.

I ran the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/texlive-2017
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install texlive-full

After running the last line, I get a lot of package names with unmet dependencies and the following error:

 E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

But running
sudo apt-get -f install results in another error

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 880678 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb ...
Unpacking texlive-fonts-extra-doc (2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0) over (2015.20160320-1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/mweights/README', which is also in package texlive-latex-extra-doc 2015.20160320-1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

It looks like I am stuck with a circular problem.

I tried the solution listed in Install texlive 2017 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS but was not successful.

Can someone help me out please?

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edited Mar 28 at 19:09

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asked Mar 28 at 17:49

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edited Mar 28 at 19:09

Fabby

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asked Mar 28 at 17:49

shaunaksinha

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edited Mar 28 at 19:09

Fabby

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edited Mar 28 at 19:09

Fabby

24.3k1352153

edited Mar 28 at 19:09

Fabby

24.3k1352153

asked Mar 28 at 17:49

shaunaksinha

132

asked Mar 28 at 17:49

shaunaksinha

132

asked Mar 28 at 17:49

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132

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Usually it is not recommeded, but you can force file overwrite with

sudo dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb

and then

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

answered Mar 28 at 18:08

N0rbert

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Thank you very much @N0rbert! I had to use the sudo dpkg -i ... command and sudu apt-get install -f iteratively until all the packages were unpacked and installed. Finally I ran sudo dpkg --configure -a and sudo apt-get dist-upgrade. Now I have texlive 2017 running on Ubuntu 16.04 without a problem.
â€“Â shaunaksinha
Mar 29 at 1:08

Great! So you can accept my answer :)
â€“Â N0rbert
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Usually it is not recommeded, but you can force file overwrite with

sudo dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb

and then

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

answered Mar 28 at 18:08

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Thank you very much @N0rbert! I had to use the sudo dpkg -i ... command and sudu apt-get install -f iteratively until all the packages were unpacked and installed. Finally I ran sudo dpkg --configure -a and sudo apt-get dist-upgrade. Now I have texlive 2017 running on Ubuntu 16.04 without a problem.
â€“Â shaunaksinha
Mar 29 at 1:08

Great! So you can accept my answer :)
â€“Â N0rbert
Mar 29 at 8:37

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Sorry. I'm a newbie to this forum. Looks like I accepted it now.
â€“Â shaunaksinha
Mar 29 at 12:46

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up vote
2
down vote

accepted

Usually it is not recommeded, but you can force file overwrite with

sudo dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb

and then

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

answered Mar 28 at 18:08

N0rbert

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Thank you very much @N0rbert! I had to use the sudo dpkg -i ... command and sudu apt-get install -f iteratively until all the packages were unpacked and installed. Finally I ran sudo dpkg --configure -a and sudo apt-get dist-upgrade. Now I have texlive 2017 running on Ubuntu 16.04 without a problem.
â€“Â shaunaksinha
Mar 29 at 1:08

Great! So you can accept my answer :)
â€“Â N0rbert
Mar 29 at 8:37

1

Sorry. I'm a newbie to this forum. Looks like I accepted it now.
â€“Â shaunaksinha
Mar 29 at 12:46

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
2
down vote

accepted

Usually it is not recommeded, but you can force file overwrite with

sudo dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb

and then

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

answered Mar 28 at 18:08

N0rbert

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Usually it is not recommeded, but you can force file overwrite with

sudo dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-fonts-extra-doc_2017.20170619-1~16.04.york0_all.deb

and then

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo dpkg --configure -a
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

answered Mar 28 at 18:08

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answered Mar 28 at 18:08

N0rbert

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answered Mar 28 at 18:08

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answered Mar 28 at 18:08

N0rbert

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Thank you very much @N0rbert! I had to use the sudo dpkg -i ... command and sudu apt-get install -f iteratively until all the packages were unpacked and installed. Finally I ran sudo dpkg --configure -a and sudo apt-get dist-upgrade. Now I have texlive 2017 running on Ubuntu 16.04 without a problem.
â€“Â shaunaksinha
Mar 29 at 1:08

Great! So you can accept my answer :)
â€“Â N0rbert
Mar 29 at 8:37

1

Sorry. I'm a newbie to this forum. Looks like I accepted it now.
â€“Â shaunaksinha
Mar 29 at 12:46

add a commentÂ |Â

1

Thank you very much @N0rbert! I had to use the sudo dpkg -i ... command and sudu apt-get install -f iteratively until all the packages were unpacked and installed. Finally I ran sudo dpkg --configure -a and sudo apt-get dist-upgrade. Now I have texlive 2017 running on Ubuntu 16.04 without a problem.
â€“Â shaunaksinha
Mar 29 at 1:08

Great! So you can accept my answer :)
â€“Â N0rbert
Mar 29 at 8:37

1

Sorry. I'm a newbie to this forum. Looks like I accepted it now.
â€“Â shaunaksinha
Mar 29 at 12:46

Thank you very much @N0rbert! I had to use the sudo dpkg -i ... command and sudu apt-get install -f iteratively until all the packages were unpacked and installed. Finally I ran sudo dpkg --configure -a and sudo apt-get dist-upgrade. Now I have texlive 2017 running on Ubuntu 16.04 without a problem.
â€“Â shaunaksinha
Mar 29 at 1:08

Great! So you can accept my answer :)
â€“Â N0rbert
Mar 29 at 8:37

Sorry. I'm a newbie to this forum. Looks like I accepted it now.
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Mar 29 at 12:46

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