[Bug 1703433] [NEW] package coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package coreutils is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Gábor Szekeres]

Public bug reported:

version: Ubuntu 16.04.2
Pressing "ubuntu software" icon there are updates that cannot be installed (the progress bar hangs after a time). I tried "sudo apt-get update" but it does not update the packages. 

$ sudo apt-get update
Get:1 http://hu.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease [247 kB]
Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]
Get:3 http://hu.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]    
Get:4 http://hu.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB]  
Fetched 553 kB in 0s (1.248 kB/s)                                              
Reading package lists... Done

Furthermore I could not remove or install e.g. wine from command prompt.
Restarting the PC does not help.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-58-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
AptOrdering:
 coreutils: Configure
 wine: Remove
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jul 10 20:06:05 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package coreutils (--configure):
  package coreutils is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package coreutils is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-04 (36 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt  1.2.20
SourcePackage: coreutils
Title: package coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package coreutils is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-package xenial

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Title:
  package coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package
  coreutils is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current
  status 'half-installed')

Status in coreutils package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  version: Ubuntu 16.04.2
  Pressing "ubuntu software" icon there are updates that cannot be installed (the progress bar hangs after a time). I tried "sudo apt-get update" but it does not update the packages. 

  $ sudo apt-get update
  Get:1 http://hu.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease [247 kB]
  Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [102 kB]
  Get:3 http://hu.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [102 kB]    
  Get:4 http://hu.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-backports InRelease [102 kB]  
  Fetched 553 kB in 0s (1.248 kB/s)                                              
  Reading package lists... Done

  Furthermore I could not remove or install e.g. wine from command
  prompt. Restarting the PC does not help.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-58-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
  AptOrdering:
   coreutils: Configure
   wine: Remove
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jul 10 20:06:05 2017
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   dpkg: error processing package coreutils (--configure):
    package coreutils is not ready for configuration
    cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  ErrorMessage: package coreutils is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-04 (36 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
   apt  1.2.20
  SourcePackage: coreutils
  Title: package coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package coreutils is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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