package emacs23 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Stephen Malina]

Emacs 23 will not install on Ringtail.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: emacs23 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-13.20-generic 3.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-13-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
AptOrdering:
 emacs23: Configure
 printer-driver-pnm2ppa: Configure
 ubuntu-desktop: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Nov 24 16:30:58 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:emacs23:(not installed):subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-26 (243 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: emacs23
Title: package emacs23 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-24 (31 days ago)