package xemacs21 21.4.22-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Peter Schwekendiek]

Binary package hint: xemacs21

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Tags: lucid
Title: package xemacs21 21.4.22-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686

I run "aptitude install" with a list of about 2500 packages. Normally these carefully selected packages can be installed unattended.

But the installation stopped when the system tries to install xemacs21. After removing xemacs21 from the list, "aptitude" runs smoothly again.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: xemacs21 21.4.22-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed May 19 20:58:42 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: xemacs21
Title: package xemacs21 21.4.22-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2