package emacs24 24.5+1-6ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Dario Bertini]

Happened during upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: emacs24 24.5+1-6ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-57.78-generic 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-57-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Dec 25 01:06:41 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-08-27 (1946 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Alpha amd64 (20110825)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.15ubuntu0.2
SourcePackage: emacs24
Title: package emacs24 24.5+1-6ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-12-25 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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