package git 1:1.7.4.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Lars Hagström]

Binary package hint: git

Upgrade from 10.04, to 10.10 and then to 11.04 alpha3. Tried an aptitude update and dist-upgrade afterwards, but still getting git install error:
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Processing triggers for man-db ...
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
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of git-core:
 git-core depends on git (>> 1:1.7.0.2); however:
  Package git is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing git-core (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of git-gui:
 git-gui depends on git (>> 1:1.7.4.1); however:
  Package git is not configured yet.
 git-gui depends on git (<< 1:1.7.4.1-.); however:
  Package git is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing git-gui (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gitk:
 gitk depends on git (>> 1:1.7.4.1); however:
  Package git is not configured yet.
 gitk depends on git (<< 1:1.7.4.1-.); however:
  Package git is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing gitk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up libgomp1 (4.5.2-5ubuntu1) ...
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 followu
p error from a previous failure.
                                No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                                                          Setting up lib32gcc1 (1:4.5.2-5ubuntu1) ..
.
Setting up lib32stdc++6 (4.5.2-5ubuntu1) ...
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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: git 1:1.7.4.1-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-27.48-generic 2.6.35.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-27-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Mar 7 22:21:39 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
SourcePackage: git
Title: package git 1:1.7.4.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-03-07 (0 days ago)

[Andreas Olsson (andol)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 722946, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.