package docbook-xsl 1.79.1+dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: package docbook-xsl is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Barry Parker]

Keep getting the same error message and have done so with several different operating systems I have run on my MacBookPro laptop.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: docbook-xsl 1.79.1+dfsg-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-79.100-generic 4.4.67
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-79-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 10 11:14:55 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:docbook-xsl:1.79.1+dfsg-1
 Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package docbook-xsl (--configure):
  package docbook-xsl is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package docbook-xsl is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-16 (24 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160720)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: docbook-xsl
Title: package docbook-xsl 1.79.1+dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: package docbook-xsl is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

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.