[Bug 1692822] [NEW] package bash 4.4-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package bash is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Neeraj Verma]

Public bug reported:

I was installing default-jdk and got this error.

Using the following command:
sudo apt-get install default-jdk

Few days ago I installed snap. Just FYI

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: bash 4.4-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-20.22-generic 4.10.8
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 23 12:46:38 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package bash (--configure):
  package bash is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package bash is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-19 (64 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt  1.4
SourcePackage: bash
Title: package bash 4.4-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package bash is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-05-13 (9 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-package zesty

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Title:
  package bash 4.4-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package bash is
  not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-
  installed')

Status in bash package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I was installing default-jdk and got this error.

  Using the following command:
  sudo apt-get install default-jdk

  Few days ago I installed snap. Just FYI

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: bash 4.4-2ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-20.22-generic 4.10.8
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue May 23 12:46:38 2017
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   dpkg: error processing package bash (--configure):
    package bash is not ready for configuration
    cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  ErrorMessage: package bash is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-19 (64 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
   apt  1.4
  SourcePackage: bash
  Title: package bash 4.4-2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package bash is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-05-13 (9 days ago)

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