Emacs does not install

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.
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After this operation, 103 MB of additional disk space will be used.
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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.
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Selecting previously unselected package liblockfile1:amd64.
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Unpacking liblockfile1:amd64 (1.14-1.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package emacs25-bin-common.
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Unpacking emacs25-bin-common (25.2+1-6) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libgif7:amd64.
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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)