package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: le paquet ttf-mscorefonts-installer n'est pas prêt pour la configuration configuration impossible (état actuel « half-installed »)

[Gendron]

I don't even what happen as an issue.
The system just poped up the "Splash report".

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-112.135-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-112-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 2 10:18:01 2018
ErrorMessage: le paquet ttf-mscorefonts-installer n'est pas prêt pour la configuration configuration impossible (état actuel « half-installed »)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-08 (358 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: msttcorefonts
Title: package ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.4+nmu1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: le paquet ttf-mscorefonts-installer n'est pas prêt pour la configuration configuration impossible (état actuel « half-installed »)
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

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.