[Bug 881446] Re: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Andreas Hasenack]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 862129 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/862129

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 877852
   samba failed to install when updating from ubuntu 11.04 to 11.10
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 862129
   samba postrm depends on packages not guaranteed to be configured

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Title:
  package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration  cannot
  configure (current status `half-installed')

Status in samba package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The error occurred when trying to upgrade my XUbuntu 11.04 to 11.10.
  Prior to the upgrading. everything seemed to work properly, the system was seen throughout the network and was capable of sharing files with other devices, Windows-based or not.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-28.50-generic 2.6.35.11
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-28-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  BothFailedConnect: Yes
  Date: Tue Oct 25 15:16:26 2011
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
  NmbdLog:
   
  SambaServerRegression: Yes
  SmbConfIncluded: Yes
  SmbLog:
   
  SourcePackage: samba
  Title: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-25 (0 days ago)

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