See https://lists.debian.org/debian-tex-maint/2017/08/msg00000.html for details
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
\documentclass[synpaper]{book}
-\usepackage[dvips]{geometry}
+\usepackage{geometry}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{makeidx}
\usepackage{amssymb}