[Bug 875250] Re: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Abel A]

** Description changed:

- Installed samba to connect to some Windows file shares in Ubuntu 11.04.
- On upgrading to Ubuntu 11.10 the upgrade process gave me this error. I
- was using Ubuntu Alternate iso for the installation
+ Installed samba to connect to some Windows file shares in Ubuntu
+ 11.04/10.10(Had earlier upgraded from 10.10). On upgrading to Ubuntu
+ 11.10 the upgrade process gave me this error. I was using Ubuntu
+ Alternate iso for the installation
  
  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Oct 15 23:59:52 2011
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
-  nautilus 1:3.2.0-0ubuntu5
-  gvfs     1.10.0-0ubuntu1
+  nautilus 1:3.2.0-0ubuntu5
+  gvfs     1.10.0-0ubuntu1
  SambaClientRegression: Yes
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-15 (0 days ago)

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Title:
  package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration  cannot
  configure (current status `half-installed')

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