[Bug 1721005] Re: package dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1 [modified: sbin/start-stop-daemon] failed to install/upgrade: package dpkg is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Steve Beattie]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu
better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears
to be a "regular" (non-security) bug.  I have unmarked it as a security
issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to
cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy.
Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

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Title:
  package dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1 [modified: sbin/start-stop-daemon] failed
  to install/upgrade: package dpkg is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  My apps are not getting installed it shows me error all the time that
  the

  dpkg: error processing package dpkg (--configure):
   package dpkg is not ready for configuration
   cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   dpkg
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1 [modified: sbin/start-stop-daemon]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Oct  3 17:19:31 2017
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   dpkg: error processing package dpkg (--configure):
    package dpkg is not ready for configuration
    cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  ErrorMessage: package dpkg is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-15 (48 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
   apt  1.2.10ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1 [modified: sbin/start-stop-daemon] failed to install/upgrade: package dpkg is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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