package linux-image-4.10.0-40-generic 4.10.0-40.44~16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package linux-image-4.10.0-40-generic is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Brian]

Running a routine software upgrade this package failed. I had previously received occasional "system error detected" warnings but these did not appear to affect the running of the computer.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-image-4.10.0-40-generic 4.10.0-40.44~16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-26.29~16.04.2-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 12 11:36:09 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:linux-image-4.10.0-40-generic:4.10.0-40.44~16.04.1
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package linux-image-4.10.0-40-generic (--configure):
  package linux-image-4.10.0-40-generic is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package linux-image-4.10.0-40-generic is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-13 (304 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: linux-hwe
Title: package linux-image-4.10.0-40-generic 4.10.0-40.44~16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package linux-image-4.10.0-40-generic is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

I will close this as 4.10 is not supported anymore.

Please feel free to open a new bug report if you have encounter this again.