package linux-headers-4.4.0-78 4.4.0-78.99 failed to install/upgrade: package linux-headers-4.4.0-78 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Hans]

The Thunderbird apt comes up but there is no way to remove the full screen image. There is no tab bar at the top of the screen so cannot get to home page. UBUNTU 4.4.0-112 64 bit AMD. Could be a bug in Thunderbird.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-headers-4.4.0-78 4.4.0-78.99
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-112.135-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-112-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: hans 2072 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: hans 2072 F.... pulseaudio
Date: Fri Feb 16 13:42:37 2018
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2018-02-16 13:42:24
 Requested-By: hans (1000)
 Upgrade: unity-control-center-faces:amd64 (15.04.0+16.04.20170214-0ubuntu2, 15.04.0+16.04.20171130-0ubuntu1), unity-control-center:amd64 (15.04.0+16.04.20170214-0ubuntu2, 15.04.0+16.04.20171130-0ubuntu1), gnome-disk-utility:amd64 (3.18.3.1-1ubuntu1, 3.18.3.1-1ubuntu1.1), compiz:amd64 (1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1, 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20171116-0ubuntu1), libunity-control-center1:amd64 (15.04.0+16.04.20170214-0ubuntu2, 15.04.0+16.04.20171130-0ubuntu1)
DuplicateSignature:
 package:linux-headers-4.4.0-78:4.4.0-78.99
 Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.48.2-0ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-4.4.0-78 (--configure):
  package linux-headers-4.4.0-78 is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package linux-headers-4.4.0-78 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=59cca3b2-8516-469c-b143-15531bdea795
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-10 (402 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eno1 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: ASUS All Series
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-112-generic root=UUID=7f859f36-ea8e-4699-9ce1-98ba6048ea96 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.16
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-headers-4.4.0-78 4.4.0-78.99 failed to install/upgrade: package linux-headers-4.4.0-78 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/11/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2801
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: Z97-A-USB31
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2801:bd11/11/2015:svnASUS:pnAllSeries:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnZ97-A-USB31:rvrRev1.xx:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: All Series
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUS

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

This change was made by a bot.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

You may need to run the following from a terminal:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then re-install the package or updates.

If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"

[Hans (hanjr)]

I ran the three sudo commands and then restarted but received an error message after some reloading occurred: Could not install 'linux-header-4.4.0-78'. The command 'sudo apt-get install -f' returns dpkg: error: unable to access dpkg status area: Read-only file system as first of three E responses. There are 6 more W responses and two more E responses. Wipe and reload?
Hans

[Hans (hanjr)]

I am thinking about trying:
$ initctl restart unity-panel-service

or

sudo rm -rf -/.cache/compizconfig-1

sudo rm -rf -/.compiz

sudo rm -rf -/.xauthority

sudo dconf reset -f /org/compiz/

setsid unity
sudo reboot