package libswresample-ffmpeg1:amd64 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2 [modified: usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libswresample-ffmpeg.so.1.2.101] failed to install/upgrade: package libswresample-ffmpeg1:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Jezeriah]

looking for updates as I got a nvidia 950 gtx graphics card and couldn't log in. took it out to update to see if i could get it working.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libswresample-ffmpeg1:amd64 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2 [modified: usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libswresample-ffmpeg.so.1.2.101]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-42.62-generic 4.4.21
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-42-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 15 20:44:30 2017
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2017-03-15 20:43:49
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.96'
 Install: libcuda1-367:amd64 (367.57-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, automatic), dkms:amd64 (2.2.0.3-2ubuntu11.3, automatic), nvidia-prime:amd64 (0.8.2, automatic), lib32gcc1:amd64 (1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1, automatic), libc6-i386:amd64 (2.23-0ubuntu5, automatic), bbswitch-dkms:amd64 (0.8-3ubuntu1, automatic), nvidia-opencl-icd-367:amd64 (367.57-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, automatic), nvidia-367:amd64 (367.57-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
 Upgrade: libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.23-0ubuntu3, 2.23-0ubuntu5), libc6-dev:amd64 (2.23-0ubuntu3, 2.23-0ubuntu5), libc6:amd64 (2.23-0ubuntu3, 2.23-0ubuntu5), libc6:i386 (2.23-0ubuntu3, 2.23-0ubuntu5), libc-dev-bin:amd64 (2.23-0ubuntu3, 2.23-0ubuntu5)
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libswresample-ffmpeg1:amd64:7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2 [modified: usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libswresample-ffmpeg.so.1.2.101]
 Setting up libc6-dbg:amd64 (2.23-0ubuntu5) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libswresample-ffmpeg1:amd64 (--configure):
  package libswresample-ffmpeg1:amd64 is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package libswresample-ffmpeg1:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-13 (306 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: ffmpeg
Title: package libswresample-ffmpeg1:amd64 7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2 [modified: usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libswresample-ffmpeg.so.1.2.101] failed to install/upgrade: package libswresample-ffmpeg1:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[James Cowgill (jcowgill)]

Please try reinstalling the libswresample-ffmpeg1 package:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall libswresample-ffmpeg1:amd64

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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