package libglib-perl 3:1.320-2 failed to install/upgrade: package libglib-perl is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[victor nhlema tsaurayi]

failing to upgrade due to this bug

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libglib-perl 3:1.320-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-169.198-generic 4.4.197
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-169-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.21
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Nov 30 00:38:59 2019
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libglib-perl:3:1.320-2
 Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21.22) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libglib-perl (--configure):
  package libglib-perl is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package libglib-perl is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-13 (626 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.6
 apt 1.2.32
SourcePackage: libglib-perl
Title: package libglib-perl 3:1.320-2 failed to install/upgrade: package libglib-perl 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.