[Bug 1627970] Re: package smbclient 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: package smbclient is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Matthijs Mekking]

Correct, solved after upgrading again

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Title:
  package smbclient 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 failed to
  install/upgrade: package smbclient is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  matje at desktop:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
  Release:	16.04

  matje at desktop:~$ apt-cache policy smbclient
  smbclient:
    Installed: 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
    Candidate: 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
    Version table:
       2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 500
          500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
   *** 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 500
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       2:4.3.8+dfsg-0ubuntu1 500
          500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages

  I expected a clean apt-get update, instead I received the error:

  dpkg: error processing package smbclient (--configure):
   package smbclient is not ready for configuration
   cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   smbclient

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: smbclient 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-38.57-generic 4.4.19
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  AptOrdering:
   smbclient: Configure
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Sep 27 10:21:33 2016
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   dpkg: error processing package smbclient (--configure):
    package smbclient is not ready for configuration
    cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  ErrorMessage: package smbclient is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-04 (754 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   nautilus 1:3.18.4.is.3.14.3-0ubuntu5
   gvfs     1.28.2-1ubuntu1~16.04.1
  SambaClientRegression: Yes
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package smbclient 2:4.3.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: package smbclient is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-08 (49 days ago)

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