package libxslt1.1:amd64 1.1.28-2.1 failed to install/upgrade: package libxslt1.1:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Deepinder Singh]

dpkg: error processing package libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37:amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2:amd64:
 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2:amd64 depends on libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 (= 2.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1); however:
  Package libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37:amd64 is not configured yet.
 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2:amd64 depends on libxslt1.1 (>= 1.1.25); however:
  Package libxslt1.1:amd64 is not installed.

dpkg: error processing package libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2:amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of unity-control-center:
 unity-control-center depends on libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 (>= 2.15.1); however:
  Package libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37:amd64 is not configureNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
       No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                                 No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                       d yet.

dpkg: error processing package unity-control-center (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up xserver-xorg-core (2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.8) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.12) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-94-generic
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libxslt1.1:amd64
 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37:amd64
 libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2:amd64
 unity-control-center
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libxslt1.1:amd64 1.1.28-2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-94.117-generic 4.4.83
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-94-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 28 19:46:47 2018
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is a distribution channel descriptor
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up bluez (5.37-0ubuntu5.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libxslt1.1:amd64 (--configure):
  package libxslt1.1:amd64 is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package libxslt1.1:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-07 (83 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20160624-10:47
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: libxslt
Title: package libxslt1.1:amd64 1.1.28-2.1 failed to install/upgrade: package libxslt1.1:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Eduardo Barretto (ebarretto)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.