package language-pack-en 1:15.04+20150416 failed to install/upgrade: package language-pack-en is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Brian H. Ward]

performing a sizeable system change

`sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop`

also, system had recently been *hard stopped* during a package update.

`sudo dpkg --reconfigure -a`

had been run.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: language-pack-en 1:15.04+20150416
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-21.21-generic 3.19.8
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Aug 3 15:28:46 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:language-pack-en:1:15.04+20150416:package language-pack-en is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package language-pack-en is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-18 (46 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
 apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4.1
SourcePackage: language-pack-en
Title: package language-pack-en 1:15.04+20150416 failed to install/upgrade: package language-pack-en is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for language-pack-en (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]