Comment # 40 on bug 1046277 from Dr. Werner Fink

(In reply to Atri Bhattacharya from comment #39)
> Hi Werner,
> 

> # Additional rpm output:
> # warning: kpathsea: /etc/texmf/ls-R: No usable entries in ls-R.
> # warning: kpathsea: See the manual for how to generate ls-R.
> # warning: kpathsea: /var/lib/texmf/ls-R: No usable entries in ls-R.
> # warning: kpathsea: See the manual for how to generate ls-R.
> # warning: kpathsea: /var/cache/texmf/fonts/ls-R: No usable entries in ls-R.
> # warning: kpathsea: See the manual for how to generate ls-R.
> # warning: kpathsea: /etc/texmf/ls-R: No usable entries in ls-R.
> # warning: kpathsea: See the manual for how to generate ls-R.
> # warning: kpathsea: /var/lib/texmf/ls-R: No usable entries in ls-R.
> # warning: kpathsea: See the manual for how to generate ls-R.
> # warning: kpathsea: /var/cache/texmf/fonts/ls-R: No usable entries in ls-R.
> # warning: kpathsea: See the manual for how to generate ls-R.
> #

Hmmm ... what does

  ls -lG /etc/texmf/ls-R /var/cache/texmf/fonts/ls-R /usr/share/texmf/ls-R

show.  And what is the output of

  sudo mktexlsr