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  1. Bug #722946
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Comment 2 for bug 722946

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Anders Kaseorg (andersk) wrote : Re: package git 1:1.7.4.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Hmm. The actual error is that git.el already exists.

Setting up git (1:1.7.4.1-1) ...
install/git: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs
install/git: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs23
install/git: byte-compiling for emacs23
ln: creating symbolic link `git.el': File exists
emacs-package-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/git emacs23 emacs23 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-package-install line 30, <TSORT> line 1.
dpkg: error processing git (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Do you know what what the existing git.el is? Try something like
  find /usr -name git.el | xargs -r ls -l
for example.