[Bug 1617616] Re: Can't install emacs-nox, config failed

[Joe Wood]

After some digging, I narrowed down the problem to install gnats-user
for emacs24. Why its creating a gnats user I really don't know.

run the command, as root
# dpkg --configure -a -D221 &> Dpkg-error-log

NB. Initially it tried to create a gnats directory in , which I did on
its behalf hoping this would solve the problem, but no joy. This is the
second run

** Attachment added: "Record of dpkg --configure -a command"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/emacs-defaults/+bug/1617616/+attachment/4728976/+files/Dpkg-error-log

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Title:
  Can't install emacs-nox, config failed

Status in emacs-defaults package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  lsb_release: 
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
  Release:	16root at vb1:~# apt-cache policy emacs-nox
  emacs-nox:
    Installed: 46.1
    Candidate: 46.1
    Version table:
   *** 46.1 500
          500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
          500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  .04




  My emacs installation got in a confused state, mixture of ubuntu
  packages and elpa packages. So

  1/ apt remove --purge emacs*  elpa-*

  2/ Remove all traces of emacs and elpa packages, via find and rm as
  root

  3/ Reinstall emacs-nox

     apt install emacs-nox

     dpkg report config error

  4/ try again, same error

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: emacs-nox 46.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Aug 27 20:31:39 2016
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-21 (859 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: emacs-defaults
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-30 (118 days ago)

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