package emacs-extra None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/emacs-extra.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[ironroot]

Binary package hint: emacs-extra

package emacs-extra None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/emacs-extra.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 22 16:22:27 2008
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx ath_hal
Package: emacs-extra None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/emacs-extra.list]
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: emacs-extra
Title: package emacs-extra None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/emacs-extra.list] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-16-rt i686

[Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst)]

That's because emacs-extra fails to install with the following error:

Setting up emacs-extra (0.1-1ubuntu1) ...
cut: write error: Broken pipe
dpkg: error processing emacs-extra (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Reinhard Tartler (siretart)]

possibly a duplicate of bug #182548?