Unable to install edb with `sudo apt install edb` on clean installation Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

[Norbert]

Steps to reproduce:
* Try to install edb with `sudo apt install edb`

Expected results:
* Installation ended successfully.

Actual results:
* Installation fails with the following messages:

$ sudo apt install edb
[sudo] password for beaver:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  emacs emacs25 emacs25-bin-common emacs25-common emacs25-el libm17n-0 libotf0 m17n-db
Suggested packages:
  emacs25-common-non-dfsg ncurses-term m17n-docs gawk
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  edb emacs emacs25 emacs25-bin-common emacs25-common emacs25-el libm17n-0 libotf0 m17n-db
0 upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 34,2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 113 MB of additional disk space will be used.
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Get:1 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 emacs25-common all 25.2+1-6 [13,1 MB]
Get:2 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 emacs25-bin-common amd64 25.2+1-6 [127 kB]
Get:3 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 libotf0 amd64 0.9.13-3build1 [44,6 kB]
Get:4 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 m17n-db all 1.7.0-2 [1 239 kB]
Get:5 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 libm17n-0 amd64 1.7.0-3build1 [243 kB]
Get:6 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 emacs25 amd64 25.2+1-6 [3 468 kB]
Get:7 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 emacs all 47.0 [1 748 B]
Get:8 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 edb all 1.31-3 [360 kB]
Get:9 http://ru.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 emacs25-el all 25.2+1-6 [15,6 MB]
Fetched 34,2 MB in 21s (1 600 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package emacs25-common.
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Selecting previously unselected package libotf0:amd64.
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Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3.18.04.1) ...
Setting up libotf0:amd64 (0.9.13-3build1) ...
Processing triggers for install-info (6.5.0.dfsg.1-2) ...
Setting up m17n-db (1.7.0-2) ...
Setting up emacs25-common (25.2+1-6) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libm17n-0:amd64 (1.7.0-3build1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1.1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Setting up emacs25-bin-common (25.2+1-6) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/ctags.emacs25 to provide /usr/bin/ctags (ctags) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/ebrowse.emacs25 to provide /usr/bin/ebrowse (ebrowse) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/emacsclient.emacs25 to provide /usr/bin/emacsclient (emacsclient) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/etags.emacs25 to provide /usr/bin/etags (etags) in auto mode
Setting up emacs25-el (25.2+1-6) ...
Setting up emacs25 (25.2+1-6) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/emacs25-x to provide /usr/bin/emacs (emacs) in auto mode
Install edb for emacs25
install/edb: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs25
install/edb: Byte-Compiling in dir /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/edb/ ...
No such keyword: :indent
ERROR: install script from edb package failed
dpkg: error processing package emacs25 (--configure):
 installed emacs25 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs:
 emacs depends on emacs25 | emacs25-lucid | emacs25-nox; however:
  Package emacs25 is not configured yet.
  Package emacs25-lucid is not installed.
  Package emacs25-nox is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package emacs (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of edb:
 edb depends on emacs | emacs24 | emacs-snapshot; however:
  Package emacs is not configured yet.
  Package emacs24 is not installed.
  Package emacs-snapshot is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package edb (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                      Errors were encountered while processing:
 emacs25
 emacs
 edb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Notes: first seen on AskUbuntu ( https://askubuntu.com/q/1074729/66509 ).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: edb 1.31-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-32.35-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Sep 12 22:28:52 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-28 (137 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: edb
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.emacs.site-start.d.50edb.el: [deleted]