[Bug 881146] Re: doing a system upgrade (ubuntu natty to 11.10) samba cannot be upgrded.package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Felix Zimmermann]

Well, after I the upgrade completed, I just did

sudo apt-get install -f

and the problem was solved for me.

Greets

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Title:
  doing a system upgrade (ubuntu natty to 11.10) samba cannot be
  upgrded.package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to
  install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for
  configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

Status in “samba” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  well, as I said, I was doing a system upgrade with my package manager,
  and while doing so I get the error, that sambz cannot upgrade... don|t
  know anything about samba, did work before flawlessly.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Oct 25 00:28:33 2011
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110426.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   nautilus 1:3.2.0-0ubuntu5
   gvfs     1.10.0-0ubuntu1
  SambaClientRegression: Yes
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-24 (0 days ago)

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