I've upgraded to 12.04 and emacs23 won't install cleanly.
marc@nyx:~$ emacs
The program 'emacs' can be found in the following packages:
* emacs23
* emacs23-nox
* e3
* emacs23-lucid
* jove
Try: sudo apt-get install <selected package>
marc@nyx:~$ sudo apt-get install emacs23
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
libunity6
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
emacs23-bin-common emacs23-common emacsen-common
Suggested packages:
emacs23-el
The following NEW packages will be installed:
emacs23 emacs23-bin-common emacs23-common emacsen-common
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/26.2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 77.5 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Selecting previously unselected package emacsen-common.
(Reading database ... 497401 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking emacsen-common (from .../emacsen-common_1.4.22ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package emacs23-common.
Unpacking emacs23-common (from .../emacs23-common_23.3+1-1ubuntu9_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package emacs23-bin-common.
Unpacking emacs23-bin-common (from .../emacs23-bin-common_23.3+1-1ubuntu9_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package emacs23.
Unpacking emacs23 (from .../emacs23_23.3+1-1ubuntu9_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for install-info ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Setting up emacsen-common (1.4.22ubuntu1) ...
emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs
emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor xemacs21
emacsen-common: byte-compiling for xemacs21
/usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/emacsen-common: 38: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/emacsen-common: xemacs21: not found
emacs-package-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/emacsen-common xemacs21 xemacs21 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-install line 30, <TSORT> line 1.
dpkg: error processing emacsen-common (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 127
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs23-common:
emacs23-common depends on emacsen-common (>= 1.4.10); however:
Package emacsen-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing emacs23-common (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs23-bin-common:
emacs23-bin-common depends on emacs23-common (= 23.3+1-1ubuntu9); however:
Package emacs23-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing emacs23-bin-common (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs23:
emacs23 depends on emacs23-bin-common (= 23.3+1-1ubuntu9); however:
Package emacs23-bin-common is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing emacs23 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
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.
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
emacsen-common
emacs23-common
emacs23-bin-common
emacs23
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
marc@nyx:~$ dpkg --list|grep emacs
rc apel 10.8-2 portable library for emacsen
rc emacs-snapshot 1:20090909-1 The GNU Emacs editor (development snapshot)
rc emacs-snapshot-common 1:20090909-1 The GNU Emacs editor's common infrastructure
iU emacs23 23.3+1-1ubuntu9 The GNU Emacs editor (with GTK+ user interface)
iU emacs23-bin-common 23.3+1-1ubuntu9 The GNU Emacs editor's shared, architecture dependent files
iU emacs23-common 23.3+1-1ubuntu9 The GNU Emacs editor's shared, architecture independent infrastructure
iF emacsen-common 1.4.22ubuntu1 Common facilities for all emacsen
rc flim 1:1.14.9+0.20110516-1 library about internet message for emacsen
rc git-el 1:1.7.9.5-1 fast, scalable, distributed revision control system (emacs support)
rc org-mode 7.8.02-1 keep notes, maintain ToDo lists, and do project planning in emacs
ii xemacs21-basesupport 2009.02.17.dfsg.1-1 Editor and kitchen sink -- compiled elisp support files
rc xemacs21-mule 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu1 highly customizable text editor -- Mule binary
ii xemacs21-mulesupport 2009.02.17.dfsg.1-1 Editor and kitchen sink -- Mule elisp support files
rc xemacs21-nomule 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu1 highly customizable text editor -- Non-mule binary
rc xemacs21-support 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu1 highly customizable text editor -- architecture independent support files
marc@nyx:~$
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: emacs23 23.3+1-1ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu May 3 20:50:46 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: emacs23
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-03 (0 days ago)
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.