package linux-signed-image-4.4.0-78-generic 4.4.0-78.99 failed to install/upgrade: package linux-signed-image-4.4.0-78-generic is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed') Ran"sudo apt autoremove" which appeared to enter a loop. Shutdown.

[Peter Smith]

I ran "sudo apt autoremove" to get rid of many old Linux images. It appeared to enter a continual loop, and after a while I powered down.
Don't know yet if there are any other problems.
A second machine, physically identical, ran through the loops for a considerable time, but appeared to recover.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-signed-image-4.4.0-78-generic 4.4.0-78.99
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-109.132-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-109-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 19 08:42:26 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:linux-signed-image-4.4.0-78-generic:4.4.0-78.99
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package linux-signed-image-4.4.0-78-generic (--configure):
  package linux-signed-image-4.4.0-78-generic is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package linux-signed-image-4.4.0-78-generic is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-10 (526 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: linux-signed
Title: package linux-signed-image-4.4.0-78-generic 4.4.0-78.99 failed to install/upgrade: package linux-signed-image-4.4.0-78-generic is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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