package dia 0.97.2-15ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package dia is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Glyn Wilson]

I was attempting to install system updates (security updates). Notified to my computer on 19th November 2015.

I watched the download and install process by expanding the update view.

The process stopped when the package dia was touched by download / install procedure.

So this faulty dia install (I have not been able to reinstall or remove this package) is now preventing security updates.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: dia 0.97.2-15ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-67.110-generic 3.13.11-ckt27
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-67-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 19 19:10:38 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:dia:0.97.2-15ubuntu1:package dia is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package dia is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-07 (499 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: dia
Title: package dia 0.97.2-15ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package dia is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Glyn Wilson (glynwil)]

Ubuntu needs to delete all these crap applications from the Repository.

The Canonical needs to clean out the Repository, in order to remove all applications that are unstable or problematic.

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1514723, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.