user5@system:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq emacs24 && sudo apt-get autoremove && sudo apt-get upgrade
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
dpkg: warning: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
 reinstall it before attempting a removal
(Reading database ... 372068 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing emacs24 (24.5+1-6ubuntu1) ...
/var/lib/dpkg/info/emacs24.prerm: 16: /var/lib/dpkg/info/emacs24.prerm: /usr/lib/emacsen-common/emacs-remove: not found
dpkg: error processing package emacs24 (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 127
update-alternatives: error: alternative path /usr/bin/emacs24-x doesn't exist
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 emacs24