package linux-firmware 1.149 failed to install/upgrade: package linux-firmware is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[ryz]

Everytime I log in, I receive a crash message. Unity appears to continue to work normally.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: linux-firmware 1.149
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-23.28-generic 4.2.6
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
AptOrdering:
 unity-tweak-tool: Install
 linux-firmware: Configure
 unity-tweak-tool: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jan 9 11:09:50 2016
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature: package:linux-firmware:1.149:package linux-firmware is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package linux-firmware is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-09 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: It
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: linux-firmware
Title: package linux-firmware 1.149 failed to install/upgrade: package linux-firmware is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

You may need to run the following from a terminal:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then re-install the package or updates.

If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for linux-firmware (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Scooter (scottl-f)]

update upon fresh install of 16.04 desktop

[ryz (jf-0)]

16.04 has corrected the issue. Thank you for the feedback.