package ncurses-term 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package ncurses-term is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[alexgaudino]

This error comes when i tried to add a wireless epson printer

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: ncurses-term 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-30.34~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt6
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 15 04:05:34 2015
Dependencies:

DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../epson-inkjet-printer-201308w_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking epson-inkjet-printer-201308w (1.0.0-1lsb3.2) ...
 dpkg: error processing package ncurses-term (--configure):
  package ncurses-term is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
DuplicateSignature: package:ncurses-term:5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1:package ncurses-term is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package ncurses-term is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-10 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: ncurses
Title: package ncurses-term 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package ncurses-term is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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