package geoip-database-extra 20160408-1 failed to install/upgrade: package geoip-database-extra is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Vinod Doddareddy]

Happened while installing wireshark

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: geoip-database-extra 20160408-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
AptOrdering:
 geoip-database-extra: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Sep 4 10:56:51 2016
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 geoip-database 20160408-1
 libc6 2.23-0ubuntu3
 libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libgeoip1 1.6.9-1
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package geoip-database-extra (--configure):
  package geoip-database-extra is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package geoip-database-extra is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: geoip-database
Title: package geoip-database-extra 20160408-1 failed to install/upgrade: package geoip-database-extra is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.