This was an auto-upgrade (distribution upgrade) from 9.04 to 9.10 and the error message came and went before i could be sure exactly what it was. This is a best guess since I was watching the news on television rather than spending an hour watching the screen during the update.
-- package emacs22 22.2-0ubuntu6.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/501588 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
