xemacs21 blocks upgrade of emacsen-common

[abdelwaheb miled]

package emacsen-common 1.4.22ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: emacsen-common 1.4.22ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-virtual 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-virtual i686
ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Mar 7 21:50:06 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: emacsen-common
Title: package emacsen-common 1.4.22ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-04 (3 days ago)

[era (era)]

The error messages in DpkgTerminalLog.gz indicate a problem with your xemacs21 installation. What's the status of xemacs21, did you install it successfully? If you remove it completely ("apt-get uninstall --purge") are you able to proceed with emacsen-common installation?

I am setting the Status of this bug report to Incomplete to mark it as pending on further input from you. Once you have supplied the requested information, it can be set back to New (or perhaps even Confirmed). Thanks for your patience and cooperation.

[abdelwaheb miled (abdelwahebmiled)]

I did not succeed to remove xemacs21 with terminal command sudo apt-get
uninstall xemacs21 ,I have the message: E:invalid operation uninstall. I
tried also to remove emacsen-common with the gaphic interface "ubuntu
software center" but it fail.

Le 9 mars 2012 09:40, era <email address hidden> a écrit :

> The error messages in DpkgTerminalLog.gz indicate a problem with your
> xemacs21 installation. What's the status of xemacs21, did you install
> it successfully? If you remove it completely ("apt-get uninstall
> --purge") are you able to proceed with emacsen-common installation?
>
> I am setting the Status of this bug report to Incomplete to mark it as
> pending on further input from you. Once you have supplied the requested
> information, it can be set back to New (or perhaps even Confirmed).
> Thanks for your patience and cooperation.
>
> ** Changed in: emacsen-common (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/949369
>
> Title:
> package emacsen-common 1.4.22ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 255
>
> Status in “emacsen-common” package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> package emacsen-common 1.4.22ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit
> status 255
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: emacsen-common 1.4.22ubuntu1
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-virtual 3.2.6
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-virtual i686
> ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu2
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Wed Mar 7 21:50:06 2012
> ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned
> error exit status 255
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: emacsen-common
> Title: package emacsen-common 1.4.22ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade:
> subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-04 (3 days ago)
>
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[era (era)]

Sorry, the correct command is "apt-get remove --purge xemacs21". Could you please try again?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Mats Löfdahl (mats-lofdahl)]

My bug (#991526) was marked a duplicate of this bug. I tried "apt-get remove --purge xemacs21" but since xemacs was not installed on my system this did not do much, except generate error messages similar to the ones I had before. Strangely (to me, at least) these error messages involve the packages I've tried to install (emacs and auctex), but were not specified in the actual command I tried now.

I'm copying the output below. Thanks for looking into this!

/Mats

root@MatsDesk:/home/mats# apt-get remove --purge xemacs21
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package xemacs21 is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
3 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up emacs23 (23.3+1-1ubuntu9) ...
emacs-install emacs23
install/auctex: Setting up for emacs23 (log file: /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/auctex//CompilationLog)...
    The current directory must be set to the ITT directory.
    Change the default to the ITT directory and re-run
    this script.

emacs-install: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/auctex emacs23 failed at /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-install line 28, <TSORT> line 4.
dpkg: error processing emacs23 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of auctex:
 auctex depends on emacs23 | emacs22 | emacs21 | emacs-snapshot; however:
  Package emacs23 is not configured yet.
  Package emacs23-lucid which provides emacs23 is not installed.
  Package emacs23-nox which provides emacs23 is not installed.
  Package emacs22 is not installed.
  Package emacs21 is not installed.
  Package emacs-snapshot is not installed.
dpkg: error processing auctex (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs:
 emacs depends on emacs23 | emacs23-lucid | emacs23-nox; however:
  Package emacs23 is not configured yet.
  Package emacs23-lucid which provides emacs23 is not installed.
  Package emacs23-nox which provides emacs23 is not installed.
  Package emacs23-lucid is not installed.
  Package emacs23-nox is not installed.
dpkg: error processing emacs (--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.
                                                    Errors were encountered while processing:
 emacs23
 auctex
 emacs
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
root@MatsDesk:/home/mats#

[era (era)]

Mats Löfdahl: I'm sorry, I seem to have marked your bug as a duplicate of this one by mistake. My sincere apologies.