[Bug 1104908] [NEW] package perl 5.14.2-13 failed to install/upgrade: package perl is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Niels Egberts]

Public bug reported:

I was trying to install build-essentials and the virtualbox guest
additions on a fresh install.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: perl 5.14.2-13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
AptOrdering:
 perl: Configure
 libalgorithm-diff-perl: Configure
 libalgorithm-diff-xs-perl: Configure
 libalgorithm-merge-perl: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 25 10:42:50 2013
ErrorMessage: package perl is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
SourcePackage: perl
Title: package perl 5.14.2-13 failed to install/upgrade: package perl is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: perl (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package quantal

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Title:
  package perl 5.14.2-13 failed to install/upgrade: package perl is not
  ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-
  installed')

Status in “perl” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I was trying to install build-essentials and the virtualbox guest
  additions on a fresh install.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: perl 5.14.2-13
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  AptOrdering:
   perl: Configure
   libalgorithm-diff-perl: Configure
   libalgorithm-diff-xs-perl: Configure
   libalgorithm-merge-perl: Configure
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jan 25 10:42:50 2013
  ErrorMessage: package perl is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  SourcePackage: perl
  Title: package perl 5.14.2-13 failed to install/upgrade: package perl is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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