[Bug 1591524] Re: package openssh-client 1:7.2p2-4 failed to install/upgrade: package openssh-client is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Joshua Powers]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better.

It appears that during the last dpkg operation something went wrong and
ended the process. This left some of the packages not configured or not
fully installed, hence the message about half-installed. With the
information provided this is not a bug in Ubuntu, but appears to be a
local configuration issue.

Since there isn't enough information in your report to differentiate
between a local configuration problem and a bug in Ubuntu, I'm marking
this bug as Incomplete. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a
more complete description of the problem, explain why you believe this
is a bug in Ubuntu rather than a problem specific to your system, and
then change the bug status back to New.

If indeed this is a local configuration problem, you can find pointers
to get help for this sort of problem here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

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

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Title:
  package openssh-client 1:7.2p2-4 failed to install/upgrade: package
  openssh-client is not ready for configuration  cannot configure
  (current status 'half-installed')

Status in openssh package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  /

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: openssh-client 1:7.2p2-4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-24.43-generic 4.4.10
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  AptOrdering:
   python-apt: Install
   openssh-client: Configure
   python-apt: Configure
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Jun 12 01:03:38 2016
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../python-apt_1.1.0~beta1build1_amd64.deb ...
   Unpacking python-apt (1.1.0~beta1build1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package openssh-client (--configure):
    package openssh-client is not ready for configuration
    cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  DuplicateSignature:
   Unpacking python-apt (1.1.0~beta1build1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package openssh-client (--configure):
    package openssh-client is not ready for configuration
  ErrorMessage: package openssh-client is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-10 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160421)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   ssh-askpass       N/A
   libpam-ssh        N/A
   keychain          N/A
   ssh-askpass-gnome 1:7.2p2-4
  SSHClientVersion: OpenSSH_7.2p2 Ubuntu-4, OpenSSL 1.0.2g-fips  1 Mar 2016
  SourcePackage: openssh
  Title: package openssh-client 1:7.2p2-4 failed to install/upgrade: package openssh-client is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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