[Bug 1701162] Re: package mount 2.29-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: package mount is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[dino99]

That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml

** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Invalid

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: saeed saboohi (sds68) => (unassigned)

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  package mount 2.29-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: package mount
  is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status
  'half-installed')

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  sudo apt upgrade fails. Output is as follows...

  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Calculating upgrade... Done
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
  1 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0 B/130 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
  dpkg: error processing package mount (--configure):
   package mount is not ready for configuration
   cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   mount
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  I've combed the web for a solution and tried all of the following.
  None of which have resolved the issue...

  sudo apt-get install -f
  sudo apt-get install --fix-broken --fix-missing
  sudo apt-get -f install
  sudo apt-get update –fix-missing
  sudo apt-get autoremove
  sudo apt-get -u dist-upgrade
  sudo apt --reinstall mount

  sudo dpkg –configure -a
  sudo dpkg -r -a

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: mount 2.29-1ubuntu2.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-24.28-generic 4.10.15
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
  AptOrdering:
   mount:amd64: Configure
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jun 29 00:16:17 2017
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   dpkg: error processing package mount (--configure):
    package mount is not ready for configuration
    cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  ErrorMessage: package mount is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-02 (300 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
   apt  1.4
  SourcePackage: util-linux
  Title: package mount 2.29-1ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: package mount is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-05-20 (39 days ago)

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