[Bug 1692322] Re: package dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package dpkg is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Simon Quigley]

Marking as Invalid because the release is EOL is not correct. Marking as Incomplete. Also, 18.04 is (at the time of writing) still in development, and you should expect some breakage.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Responses#Release_has_reached_End_of_Life_.28EOL.29

Reporter, is this still present on 17.10 or 16.04?

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => Incomplete

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Title:
  package dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package dpkg
  is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status
  'half-installed')

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  b

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-47.50-generic 4.8.17
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-47-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
  AptOrdering:
   dpkg:i386: Configure
   libpoppler-cpp0v5:i386: Install
   boomaga:i386: Install
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat May 20 19:46:58 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 2017-02-22 (87 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release i386 (20161012.2)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.3.5
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package dpkg is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2017-04-27 (23 days ago)

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