[Bug 1647053] Re: package dpkg-dev 1.18.4ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package dpkg-dev is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Seth Arnold]

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.

** Information type changed from Private Security to Public

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Title:
  package dpkg-dev 1.18.4ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package
  dpkg-dev is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current
  status 'half-installed')

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  ff

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: dpkg-dev 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-51.72-generic 4.4.30
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-51-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Dec  3 15:26:04 2016
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:dpkg-dev:1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
   ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
   dpkg: error processing package dpkg-dev (--configure):
    package dpkg-dev is not ready for configuration
  ErrorMessage: package dpkg-dev is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-19 (258 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.04.4 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20160217.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.15
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package dpkg-dev 1.18.4ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package dpkg-dev is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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