Probably your /var/lib/dpkg/status is corrupted. Edit the file, find the line with #auctex# that looks out of place, and try to correct it.
** Package changed: emacs24 (Ubuntu) => dpkg (Ubuntu) ** Information type changed from Private Security to Public -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1407227 Title: package emacs24 24.3+1-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1407227/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
