[Bug 1699125] Re: package libc6-dbg:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: package libc6-dbg:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Launchpad Bug Tracker]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: glibc (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to glibc in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1699125

Title:
  package libc6-dbg:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade:
  package libc6-dbg:amd64 is not ready for configuration  cannot
  configure (current status 'half-installed')

Status in glibc package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS
  Release:	16.04
  herman at herman-Aspire-ES1-132:~$ apt-cache policy pkgname
  N: Unable to locate package pkgname

  suddenly in screen: Package system is broken. No third party repositories.Stop sign on top of screen.
  Installation is on week old only 2x updated
  Wanted to install Clam from software center. Impossible.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libc6-dbg:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-54-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
  AptOrdering:
   libc6: Install
   libc6: Configure
   libc6-dev: Configure
   libc6-dbg: Configure
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jun 20 20:30:16 2017
  Dependencies:
   gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
   libc6 2.23-0ubuntu9
   libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:libc6-dbg:amd64:2.23-0ubuntu9
   Setting up libc6-dev:amd64 (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
   dpkg: error processing package libc6-dbg:amd64 (--configure):
    package libc6-dbg:amd64 is not ready for configuration
  ErrorMessage: package libc6-dbg:amd64 is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-29 (22 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: glibc
  Title: package libc6-dbg:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: package libc6-dbg:amd64 is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1699125/+subscriptions