[Bug 1696790] Re: package lintian 2.5.43 [modified: usr/share/doc/lintian/api.html/index.html usr/share/doc/lintian/changelog.gz usr/share/lintian/commands/lintian usr/share/lintian/frontend/dplint] failed to install/upgrade: package lintian is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: lintian (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  package lintian 2.5.43 [modified:
  usr/share/doc/lintian/api.html/index.html
  usr/share/doc/lintian/changelog.gz usr/share/lintian/commands/lintian
  usr/share/lintian/frontend/dplint] failed to install/upgrade: package
  lintian is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current
  status 'half-installed')

Status in lintian package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  couldn't able to install any application from software center
  It shows the following
  Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: lintian 2.5.43 [modified: usr/share/doc/lintian/api.html/index.html usr/share/doc/lintian/changelog.gz usr/share/lintian/commands/lintian usr/share/lintian/frontend/dplint]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-54-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jun  8 11:44:19 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:lintian:2.5.43 [modified: usr/share/doc/lintian/api.html/index.html usr/share/doc/lintian/changelog.gz usr/share/lintian/commands/lintian usr/share/lintian/frontend/dplint]
   Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package lintian (--configure):
    package lintian is not ready for configuration
  ErrorMessage: package lintian is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-08 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
   apt  1.2.20
  SourcePackage: lintian
  Title: package lintian 2.5.43 [modified: usr/share/doc/lintian/api.html/index.html usr/share/doc/lintian/changelog.gz usr/share/lintian/commands/lintian usr/share/lintian/frontend/dplint] failed to install/upgrade: package lintian is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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