[Bug 1627970] Re: package smbclient 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: package smbclient is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Joshua Powers]

Thanks for confirming it is solved!

I am marking this "Incomplete" given this appears to be solved. If this
is not the case, please feel free to respond to the bug with whatever
new information you have and change the bug status to "New".

** Changed in: samba (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package smbclient 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 failed to
  install/upgrade: package smbclient is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  matje at desktop:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
  Release:	16.04

  matje at desktop:~$ apt-cache policy smbclient
  smbclient:
    Installed: 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
    Candidate: 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
    Version table:
       2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 500
          500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
   *** 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 500
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 500
          500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

  I expected a clean apt-get update, instead I received the error:

  dpkg: error processing package smbclient (--configure):
   package smbclient is not ready for configuration
   cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   smbclient

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: smbclient 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-38.57-generic 4.4.19
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  AptOrdering:
   smbclient: Configure
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Sep 27 10:21:33 2016
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   dpkg: error processing package smbclient (--configure):
    package smbclient is not ready for configuration
    cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  ErrorMessage: package smbclient is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-04 (754 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   nautilus 1:3.18.4.is.3.14.3-0ubuntu5
   gvfs     1.28.2-1ubuntu1~16.04.1
  SambaClientRegression: Yes
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package smbclient 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: package smbclient is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-08 (49 days ago)

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