[Bug 1709088] Re: package libjson-perl 2.90-1 failed to install/upgrade: package libjson-perl is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

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Title:
  package libjson-perl 2.90-1 failed to install/upgrade: package
  libjson-perl is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current
  status 'half-installed')

Status in libjson-perl package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  1) Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  2) libjson-perl:
    Installed: 2.90-1
    Candidate: 2.90-1
    Version table:
   *** 2.90-1 500
          500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  3) Expected install as part of automatic software update
  4) Error message "package libjson-perl 2.90-1 failed to install/upgrade: package libjson-perl is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')" appeared and interrupted update process.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libjson-perl 2.90-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-58-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Aug  7 08:42:30 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:libjson-perl:2.90-1
   Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package libjson-perl (--configure):
    package libjson-perl is not ready for configuration
  ErrorMessage: package libjson-perl is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-19 (48 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: It
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
   apt  1.2.24
  SourcePackage: libjson-perl
  Title: package libjson-perl 2.90-1 failed to install/upgrade: package libjson-perl is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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