[Pkg-lyx-devel] Bug#362581: lyx: can't find T1 font Font Metric File for printing or exporting

[Robert E. Riding]

Package: lyx
Version: 1.3.6-1.1
Severity: important


When trying to print a document in LyX, whether new or previously created.
This also applies to templates installed with LyX such as the koma-letter2.lyx
template or for instance hollywood.lyx template (these installed in
/usr/share/lyx/templates).  It's actually a LaTeX error:
Font T1/cmr/m/n/12_ecrm1200 at 12.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not
found.  Some very simple templates such as letter.lyx will print.

I removed and reinstalled all lyx, latex, and tetex packages I could think
of with no effect.  The error message gives a hint to wizards to use
TFtoPL/PLtoTF to fix TFM files but clearly I'm no wizard.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16.5
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)

Versions of packages lyx depends on:
ii  groff                      1.18.1.1-11   GNU troff text-formatting system
ii  imagemagick                7:6.2.4.5-0.8 Image manipulation programs
ii  libtiff-tools              3.8.2-1       TIFF manipulation and conversion t
ii  lyx-common                 1.3.6-1.1     High Level Word Processor - common
ii  lyx-qt                     1.3.6-1.1     High Level Word Processor - Qt fro
ii  lyx-xforms                 1.3.6-1.1     High Level Word Processor - XForms
ii  mime-support               3.36-1        MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap
ii  preview-latex-style        11.82-1       LaTeX style files for editor embed
ii  tetex-bin                  3.0-16        The teTeX binary files
ii  tetex-extra                3.0-17        Additional library files of teTeX

Versions of packages lyx recommends:
ii  acroread [pdf-viewer] 7.0.5-0.3          Adobe Acrobat Reader: Portable Doc
ii  aspell                0.60.4-3           GNU Aspell spell-checker
ii  elvis [www-browser]   2.2.0-6            powerful clone of the vi/ex text e
ii  firefox [www-browser] 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.1-4 lightweight web browser based on M
pn  gnuhtml2latex         <none>             (no description available)
ii  gs-esp [postscript-vi 8.15.1.dfsg.1-2    The Ghostscript PostScript interpr
ii  gs-gpl [postscript-vi 8.50-1.1           The GPL Ghostscript PostScript int
ii  gv [pdf-viewer]       1:3.6.1-13         PostScript and PDF viewer for X
ii  kdeprint              4:3.5.2-1          print system for KDE
ii  kghostview [pdf-viewe 4:3.5.2-1          PostScript viewer for KDE
ii  konqueror [www-browse 4:3.5.2-1          KDE's advanced file manager, web b
pn  linuxdoc-tools        <none>             (no description available)
ii  lpr                   1:2005.05.01       BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling 
ii  mozilla-browser [www- 2:1.7.12-1.1       The Mozilla Internet application s
ii  opera [www-browser]   9.0-20060206.6     The Opera Web Browser
pn  rcs                   <none>             (no description available)
pn  sgmltools-lite        <none>             (no description available)
pn  tex4ht | hevea | tth  <none>             (no description available)
ii  w3m [www-browser]     0.5.1-4            WWW browsable pager with excellent
pn  wv                    <none>             (no description available)
ii  xpdf-reader [pdf-view 3.01-7             Portable Document Format (PDF) sui
ii  xpdf-utils [pdf-viewe 3.01-7             Portable Document Format (PDF) sui

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