Here is what I did: michael@michael-desktop:~$ sudo ls /var/lib/dpkg/info/xem* /var/lib/dpkg/info/xemacs21-mule.list /var/lib/dpkg/info/xemacs21-mule.postrm /var/lib/dpkg/info/xemacs21-support.list /var/lib/dpkg/info/xemacs21-support.postrm
michael@michael-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -l xemacs* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Architecture Description +++-==============-============-============-================================= un xemacs-support <none> (no description available) un xemacs21 <none> (no description available) un xemacs21-bases <none> (no description available) un xemacs21-bin <none> (no description available) rc xemacs21-mule 21.4.22-3.2u amd64 highly customizable text editor - un xemacs21-mules <none> (no description available) rc xemacs21-suppo 21.4.22-3.2u all highly customizable text editor - un xemacs21-suppo <none> (no description available) michael@michael-desktop:~$ michael@michael-desktop:~$ michael@michael-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq emacs dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove emacs which isn't installed michael@michael-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq xemacs-support xemacs21 xemacs21-bases xemacs21-bin xemacs21-mule xemacs21-mules xemacs21-suppo xemacs21-suppo Package xemacs21-suppo listed more than once, only processing once. dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs-support which isn't installed dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs21 which isn't installed dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs21-bases which isn't installed dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs21-bin which isn't installed dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs21-mule, only the config files of which are on the system; use --purge to remove them too dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs21-mules which isn't installed dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs21-suppo which isn't installed michael@michael-desktop:~$ michael@michael-desktop:~$ michael@michael-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq xemacs-support xemacs21 xemacs21-bases xemacs21-bin xemacs21-mule xemacs21-mules xemacs21-suppo xemacs21-suppo Package xemacs21-suppo listed more than once, only processing once. dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs-support which isn't installed dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs21 which isn't installed dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs21-bases which isn't installed dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs21-bin which isn't installed (Reading database ... 339120 files and directories currently installed.) Removing xemacs21-mule ... Purging configuration files for xemacs21-mule ... dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs21-mules which isn't installed dpkg: warning: ignoring request to remove xemacs21-suppo which isn't installed Processing triggers for menu ... michael@michael-desktop:~$ michael@michael-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up emacsen-common (2.0.3) ... Install emacsen-common for xemacs21 emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor xemacs21 /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/emacsen-common: 29: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/emacsen-common: xemacs21: not found ERROR: install script from emacsen-common package failed dpkg: error processing emacsen-common (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up dictionaries-common (1.12.10) ... Install dictionaries-common for xemacs21 install/dictionaries-common: Byte-compiling for emacsen flavour xemacs21 /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/dictionaries-common: 64: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/dictionaries-common: xemacs21: not found ERROR: install script from dictionaries-common package failed dpkg: error processing dictionaries-common (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ienglish-common: ienglish-common depends on dictionaries-common (>= 1.10.6~); however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ienglish-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of iamerican: iamerican depends on dictionaries-common; however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. iamerican depends on ienglish-common (= 3.3.02-5build1); however: Package ienglish-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing iamerican (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs24-common: emacs24-common depends on emacsen-common (>= 1.4.10); however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs24-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ispell: ispell depends on dictionaries-common; however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ispell (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs23-common: emacs23-common depends on emacsen-common (>= 1.4.10); however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs23-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of aspell: aspell depends on dictionaries-common (>> 0.40); however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing aspell (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs23-bin-common: emacs23-bin-common depends on emacs23-common (= 23.4+1-4ubuntu1); however: Package emacs23-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs23-bin-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of erlang-mode: erlang-mode depends on emacsen-common (>= 1.4.14); however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing erlang-mode (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of aspell-en: aspell-en depends on aspell (>= 0.60.3-2); however: Package aspell is not configured yet. aspell-en depends on dictionaries-common (>= 0.49.2); however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing aspell-en (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs24-bin-common: emacs24-bin-common depends on emacs24-common (= 24.1+1-2ubuntu3); however: Package emacs24-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs24-bin-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs24: emacs24 depends on emacs24-bin-common (= 24.1+1-2ubuntu3); however: Package emacs24-bin-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs24 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs23: emacs23 depends on emacs23-bin-common (= 23.4+1-4ubuntu1); however: Package emacs23-bin-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs23 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: emacsen-common dictionaries-common ienglish-common iamerican emacs24-common ispell emacs23-common aspell emacs23-bin-common erlang-mode aspell-en emacs24-bin-common emacs24 emacs23 michael@michael-desktop:~$ michael@michael-desktop:~$ sudo ls /var/lib/dpkg/info/xem* /var/lib/dpkg/info/xemacs21-support.list /var/lib/dpkg/info/xemacs21-support.postrm -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to emacs23 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069209 Title: emacs depencies broken after upgrade to ubunutu 12.10 Status in “emacs23” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Due to broken dependecies nigther the: apt-get update / apt-get upgrade synaptic the ubunutu software center are usable. sudo dpkg --configure -a as recommended as bugfix by (I think Synaptic) is broken either. See below. Similar errors were visible during the upgrade to ubunutu 12.10. Note: The erlang mode of Emacs is not working. -> Fatal error. sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up emacsen-common (2.0.3) ... Install emacsen-common for xemacs21 emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor xemacs21 WARNING: Couldn't find obvious defaults for: data-directory mule-lisp-directory lisp-directory Perhaps some directories don't exist, or the XEmacs executable, /usr/bin/xemacs21 is in a strange place?Loading /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/debian-startup... Loading 00debian... Error while loading 00debian: Symbol's function definition is void: loop Loading 00debian-vars... Loading 50autoconf... Error while loading 50autoconf: No /usr/local/ prefixed paths in load-path Loading 50dictionaries-common... Error while loading 50dictionaries-common: No /usr/local/ prefixed paths in load-path Loading 50erlang-mode... Error while loading 50erlang-mode: Cannot open load file: erlang-start Loading 50psvn... Symbol's function definition is void: batch-byte-compile xemacs exiting . ERROR: install script from emacsen-common package failed dpkg: error processing emacsen-common (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up dictionaries-common (1.12.10) ... Install dictionaries-common for xemacs21 install/dictionaries-common: Byte-compiling for emacsen flavour xemacs21 WARNING: Couldn't find obvious defaults for: data-directory mule-lisp-directory lisp-directory Perhaps some directories don't exist, or the XEmacs executable, /usr/bin/xemacs21 is in a strange place?Symbol's function definition is void: batch-byte-compile xemacs exiting . ERROR: install script from dictionaries-common package failed dpkg: error processing dictionaries-common (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xemacs21-support: xemacs21-support depends on emacsen-common; however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xemacs21-support (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ienglish-common: ienglish-common depends on dictionaries-common (>= 1.10.6~); however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ienglish-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of iamerican: iamerican depends on dictionaries-common; however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. iamerican depends on ienglish-common (= 3.3.02-5build1); however: Package ienglish-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing iamerican (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs24-common: emacs24-common depends on emacsen-common (>= 1.4.10); however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs24-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ispell: ispell depends on dictionaries-common; however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ispell (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs23-common: emacs23-common depends on emacsen-common (>= 1.4.10); however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs23-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of aspell: aspell depends on dictionaries-common (>> 0.40); however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing aspell (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xemacs21-mule: xemacs21-mule depends on xemacs21-support (= 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu2); however: Package xemacs21-support is not configured yet. xemacs21-mule depends on emacsen-common; however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xemacs21-mule (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xemacs21: xemacs21 depends on xemacs21-mule (>= 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu2) | xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn (>= 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu2) | xemacs21-nomule (>= 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu2); however: Package xemacs21-mule is not configured yet. Package xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn is not installed. Package xemacs21-nomule is not installed. dpkg: error processing xemacs21 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs23-bin-common: emacs23-bin-common depends on emacs23-common (= 23.4+1-4ubuntu1); however: Package emacs23-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs23-bin-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of erlang-mode: erlang-mode depends on emacsen-common (>= 1.4.14); however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing erlang-mode (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of aspell-en: aspell-en depends on aspell (>= 0.60.3-2); however: Package aspell is not configured yet. aspell-en depends on dictionaries-common (>= 0.49.2); however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing aspell-en (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs24-bin-common: emacs24-bin-common depends on emacs24-common (= 24.1+1-2ubuntu3); however: Package emacs24-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs24-bin-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xemacs21-bin: xemacs21-bin depends on xemacs21-support (= 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu2); however: Package xemacs21-support is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xemacs21-bin (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs24: emacs24 depends on emacs24-bin-common (= 24.1+1-2ubuntu3); however: Package emacs24-bin-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs24 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs23: emacs23 depends on emacs23-bin-common (= 23.4+1-4ubuntu1); however: Package emacs23-bin-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs23 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: emacsen-common dictionaries-common xemacs21-support ienglish-common iamerican emacs24-common ispell emacs23-common aspell xemacs21-mule xemacs21 emacs23-bin-common erlang-mode aspell-en emacs24-bin-common xemacs21-bin emacs24 emacs23 michael@michael-desktop:~$ $ sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up emacsen-common (2.0.3) ... Install emacsen-common for xemacs21 emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor xemacs21 WARNING: Couldn't find obvious defaults for: data-directory mule-lisp-directory lisp-directory Perhaps some directories don't exist, or the XEmacs executable, /usr/bin/xemacs21 is in a strange place?Loading /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/debian-startup... Loading 00debian... Error while loading 00debian: Symbol's function definition is void: loop Loading 00debian-vars... Loading 50autoconf... Error while loading 50autoconf: No /usr/local/ prefixed paths in load-path Loading 50dictionaries-common... Error while loading 50dictionaries-common: No /usr/local/ prefixed paths in load-path Loading 50erlang-mode... Error while loading 50erlang-mode: Cannot open load file: erlang-start Loading 50psvn... Symbol's function definition is void: batch-byte-compile xemacs exiting . ERROR: install script from emacsen-common package failed dpkg: error processing emacsen-common (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Setting up dictionaries-common (1.12.10) ... Install dictionaries-common for xemacs21 install/dictionaries-common: Byte-compiling for emacsen flavour xemacs21 WARNING: Couldn't find obvious defaults for: data-directory mule-lisp-directory lisp-directory Perhaps some directories don't exist, or the XEmacs executable, /usr/bin/xemacs21 is in a strange place?Symbol's function definition is void: batch-byte-compile xemacs exiting . ERROR: install script from dictionaries-common package failed dpkg: error processing dictionaries-common (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xemacs21-support: xemacs21-support depends on emacsen-common; however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xemacs21-support (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ienglish-common: ienglish-common depends on dictionaries-common (>= 1.10.6~); however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ienglish-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of iamerican: iamerican depends on dictionaries-common; however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. iamerican depends on ienglish-common (= 3.3.02-5build1); however: Package ienglish-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing iamerican (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs24-common: emacs24-common depends on emacsen-common (>= 1.4.10); however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs24-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ispell: ispell depends on dictionaries-common; however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing ispell (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs23-common: emacs23-common depends on emacsen-common (>= 1.4.10); however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs23-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of aspell: aspell depends on dictionaries-common (>> 0.40); however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing aspell (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xemacs21-mule: xemacs21-mule depends on xemacs21-support (= 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu2); however: Package xemacs21-support is not configured yet. xemacs21-mule depends on emacsen-common; however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xemacs21-mule (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xemacs21: xemacs21 depends on xemacs21-mule (>= 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu2) | xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn (>= 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu2) | xemacs21-nomule (>= 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu2); however: Package xemacs21-mule is not configured yet. Package xemacs21-mule-canna-wnn is not installed. Package xemacs21-nomule is not installed. dpkg: error processing xemacs21 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs23-bin-common: emacs23-bin-common depends on emacs23-common (= 23.4+1-4ubuntu1); however: Package emacs23-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs23-bin-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of erlang-mode: erlang-mode depends on emacsen-common (>= 1.4.14); however: Package emacsen-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing erlang-mode (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of aspell-en: aspell-en depends on aspell (>= 0.60.3-2); however: Package aspell is not configured yet. aspell-en depends on dictionaries-common (>= 0.49.2); however: Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing aspell-en (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs24-bin-common: emacs24-bin-common depends on emacs24-common (= 24.1+1-2ubuntu3); however: Package emacs24-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs24-bin-common (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of xemacs21-bin: xemacs21-bin depends on xemacs21-support (= 21.4.22-3.2ubuntu2); however: Package xemacs21-support is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing xemacs21-bin (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs24: emacs24 depends on emacs24-bin-common (= 24.1+1-2ubuntu3); however: Package emacs24-bin-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs24 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs23: emacs23 depends on emacs23-bin-common (= 23.4+1-4ubuntu1); however: Package emacs23-bin-common is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing emacs23 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: emacsen-common dictionaries-common xemacs21-support ienglish-common iamerican emacs24-common ispell emacs23-common aspell xemacs21-mule xemacs21 emacs23-bin-common erlang-mode aspell-en emacs24-bin-common xemacs21-bin emacs24 emacs23 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs23/+bug/1069209/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
