[Bug 1075419] Re: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Margarita Manterola]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1222654 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1222654

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1222654
   package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade

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Title:
  package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4ubuntu3 failed to
  install/upgrade: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer is not ready for
  configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

Status in “msttcorefonts” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  sudo apt-get remove ttf-mscorefonts-installer says:

  Reading package lists...
  Building dependency tree...
  Reading state information...
  The following packages will be REMOVED:
    ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 28 not upgraded.
  1 not fully installed or removed.
  After this operation, 133 kB disk space will be freed.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
  dpkg: error processing ttf-mscorefonts-installer (--remove):
   Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
   reinstall it before attempting a removal.
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  sudo apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer says:

  Reading package lists...
  Building dependency tree...
  Reading state information...
  ttf-mscorefonts-installer is already the newest version.
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 28 not upgraded.
  1 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0 B/27.4 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue [Y/n]? debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
  dpkg: error processing ttf-mscorefonts-installer (--configure):
   package ttf-mscorefonts-installer is not ready for configuration
   cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   ttf-mscorefonts-installer
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  I'm stuck!

  Description:  Ubuntu 12.10
  Release: 12.10

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4ubuntu3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
  AptOrdering: ttf-mscorefonts-installer: Configure
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Nov  5 23:57:44 2012
  ErrorMessage: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-25 (11 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: msttcorefonts
  Title: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-11-03 (2 days ago)

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