[Bug 1776612] Re: Emacs does not install

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: emacs-defaults (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  Emacs does not install

Status in emacs-defaults package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  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)

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