package linux-firmware 1.127.22 failed to install/upgrade: package linux-firmware is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Joe]

Tried to install updates dowloaded after running software updater.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-firmware 1.127.22
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-57.78~14.04.1-generic 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-57-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.23
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 5 21:40:16 2017
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature: package:linux-firmware:1.127.22:package linux-firmware is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package linux-firmware is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-14 (633 days ago)
InstallationMedia:

PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.7
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.17
SourcePackage: linux-firmware
Title: package linux-firmware 1.127.22 failed to install/upgrade: package linux-firmware is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)