Public bug reported: On a ubuntu 18.04 when emacs fails to install
Description: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Release: 18.04 It is a fresh installation. Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: emacs25 emacs25-bin-common emacs25-common emacs25-el libgif7 liblockfile-bin liblockfile1 Suggested packages: emacs25-common-non-dfsg ncurses-term The following NEW packages will be installed: emacs emacs25 emacs25-bin-common emacs25-common emacs25-el libgif7 liblockfile-bin liblockfile1 0 upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/32,4 MB of archives. After this operation, 103 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Selecting previously unselected package emacs25-common. (Reading database ... 181788 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../0-emacs25-common_25.2+1-6_all.deb ... Unpacking emacs25-common (25.2+1-6) ... Selecting previously unselected package liblockfile-bin. Preparing to unpack .../1-liblockfile-bin_1.14-1.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking liblockfile-bin (1.14-1.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package liblockfile1:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../2-liblockfile1_1.14-1.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking liblockfile1:amd64 (1.14-1.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package emacs25-bin-common. Preparing to unpack .../3-emacs25-bin-common_25.2+1-6_amd64.deb ... Unpacking emacs25-bin-common (25.2+1-6) ... Selecting previously unselected package libgif7:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../4-libgif7_5.1.4-2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libgif7:amd64 (5.1.4-2) ... Selecting previously unselected package emacs25. Preparing to unpack .../5-emacs25_25.2+1-6_amd64.deb ... Unpacking emacs25 (25.2+1-6) ... Selecting previously unselected package emacs. Preparing to unpack .../6-emacs_47.0_all.deb ... Unpacking emacs (47.0) ... Selecting previously unselected package emacs25-el. Preparing to unpack .../7-emacs25-el_25.2+1-6_all.deb ... Unpacking emacs25-el (25.2+1-6) ... Setting up liblockfile-bin (1.14-1.1) ... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1ubuntu3) ... Processing triggers for install-info (6.5.0.dfsg.1-2) ... Setting up liblockfile1:amd64 (1.14-1.1) ... Setting up libgif7:amd64 (5.1.4-2) ... Setting up emacs25-common (25.2+1-6) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ... Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-11ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ... Setting up emacs25-bin-common (25.2+1-6) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/ctags.emacs25 to provide /usr/bin/ctags (ctags) in auto mode update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/ebrowse.emacs25 to provide /usr/bin/ebrowse (ebrowse) in auto mode update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/emacsclient.emacs25 to provide /usr/bin/emacsclient (emacsclient) in auto mode update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/etags.emacs25 to provide /usr/bin/etags (etags) in auto mode Setting up emacs25-el (25.2+1-6) ... Setting up emacs25 (25.2+1-6) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/emacs25-x to provide /usr/bin/emacs (emacs) in auto mode Install emacsen-common for emacs25 emacsen-common: Handling install of emacsen flavor emacs25 emacs25: error while loading shared libraries: libotf.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory ERROR: install script from emacsen-common package failed dpkg: error processing package emacs25 (--configure): installed emacs25 package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of emacs: emacs depends on emacs25 | emacs25-lucid | emacs25-nox; however: Package emacs25 is not configured yet. Package emacs25-lucid is not installed. Package emacs25-nox is not installed. dpkg: error processing package emacs (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. Errors were encountered while processing: emacs25 emacs E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: emacs 47.0 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-23.25-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Wed Jun 13 09:31:22 2018 PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: emacs-defaults UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: emacs-defaults (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1776612 Title: Emacs does not install To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs-defaults/+bug/1776612/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs