package apel 10.8-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Kshitiz Paudel]

Using ubuntu 12.04 LTS on Acer Apire 5570-2067

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: apel 10.8-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-57.87-generic-pae 3.2.52
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-57-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
AptOrdering:
 apel: Configure
 w3m-el: Configure
 flim: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Dec 3 22:55:24 2013
Dependencies:

DpkgHistoryLog: Start-Date: 2013-12-03 22:55:19
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up apel (10.8-2) ...
 install/apel: byte-compiling for emacs-snapshot, logged in /tmp/elc.HiKj7imMh4Nl
 emacs-package-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/apel emacs-snapshot emacs-snapshot failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-install line 30, <TSORT> line 1.
 dpkg: error processing apel (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
DuplicateSignature: package:apel:10.8-2:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: apel
Title: package apel 10.8-2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Tatsuya Kinoshita (tats)]

This problem is caused with emacs-snapshot, and fixed
in apel 10.8+0.20120427-4. (Debian bug #718765)

To prevent this problem, use official emacs23 package in
Ubuntu 12.04, instead of unofficial emacs-snapshot package.