On the off chance that you still have /tmp/elc_21gLxW.log on your system, could you please attach it here?
Alternatively, if you can reliably reproduce this problem, could you please examine the dpkg log file and obtain the corresponding tmp file to attach here after you reproduce the problem? Once this information is supplied, the status of this bug report can be changed back from "Incomplete" to "New" (or ideally "Confirmed", if the log file shows us what went wrong). Thanks in advance; appreciate your patience. Quoting the attached VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog.gz: Install devscripts-el for emacs24 install/devscripts-el: Handling emacs24, logged in /tmp/elc_21gLxW.log ERROR: install script from devscripts-el package failed dpkg: error processing package emacs24-nox (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs: emacs depends on emacs24 | emacs24-lucid | emacs24-nox; however: Package emacs24 is not installed. Package emacs24-nox which provides emacs24 is not configured yet. Package emacs24-lucid is not installed. Package emacs24-nox is not configured yet. ** Changed in: emacs24 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete ** Package changed: emacs24 (Ubuntu) => emacs-goodies-el (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452662 Title: package emacs24-nox 24.4+1-4ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs-goodies-el/+bug/1452662/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs