package base-files 9.6ubuntu13 failed to install/upgrade: package base-files is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

Bug #1722047 reported by Jose Rosal
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base-files (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

It happens after try install FileZilla, I was not able to resolve also a update of source.list was not possible, all server always report a problem: E:The package base-files needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it. (no matter the server I tried).

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: base-files 9.6ubuntu13
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-35.39-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
AptOrdering:
 base-files:amd64: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 8 11:06:27 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package base-files (--configure):
  package base-files is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package base-files is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-04 (125 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4.6~17.04.1
SourcePackage: base-files
Title: package base-files 9.6ubuntu13 failed to install/upgrade: package base-files is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Jose Rosal (jsrosalg) wrote :
Revision history for this message
dino99 (9d9) wrote :
Changed in base-files (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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