package emacs23 23.4+1-4.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Lennart Karssen]

This error is similar to the one when upgrading Emacs24: #1309414

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: emacs23 23.4+1-4.1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-14.21-generic 3.11.7
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 22 07:38:03 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:emacs23:23.4+1-4.1ubuntu1:ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-15 (218 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: emacs23
Title: package emacs23 23.4+1-4.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-22 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.