package emacs24 24.5+1-8ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Antonin Dudermel]

package emacs24 24.5+1-8ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: emacs24 24.5+1-8ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-20.22-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat May 6 19:34:13 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-23 (134 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4
SourcePackage: emacs24
Title: package emacs24 24.5+1-8ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-05-06 (0 days ago)

[era (era)]

The tail of DpkgTerminalLog.gz indicates a problem in ocaml-mode actually (see below). Reassigning.

As a workaround, try temporarily uninstalling this package - maybe it can be reinstalled after your Emacs upgrade is complete.

There are many other unrelated errors in this file; maybe you'll want to audit it.

Excerpt:

Setting up emacs24 (24.5+1-8ubuntu2) ...
Install emacsen-common for emacs24
emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs24
Wrote /etc/emacs24/site-start.d/00debian-vars.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/debian-startup.elc
Install ocaml-mode for emacs24
install/ocaml-mode: Handling install for emacsen flavor emacs24
Loading 00debian-vars...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50asymptote.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50dictionaries-common.el (source)...
Info: Skip debian-el loading if run under dpkg control.
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50latex-cjk-common.el (source)...
Error while loading 50latex-cjk-common: Cannot open load file: aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type, cjk-enc
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50latex-cjk-thai.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50lilypond-data.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50ocaml-mode.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/50texlive-lang-english.el (source)...
Loading /etc/emacs/site-start.d/51tuareg-mode.el (source)...
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/ocaml-mode/caml-compat.elc

In toplevel form:
camldebug.el:45:1:Error: Too many arguments
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/ocaml-mode/caml.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/ocaml-mode/caml-emacs.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/ocaml-mode/caml-font.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/ocaml-mode/caml-help.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/ocaml-mode/caml-hilit.elc
Wrote /usr/share/emacs24/site-lisp/ocaml-mode/caml-types.elc

In toplevel form:
inf-caml.el:20:1:Error: Too many arguments
ERROR: install script from ocaml-mode package failed
dpkg: error processing package emacs24 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml