package pax 1:20120606-2+deb7u1 failed to install/upgrade: package pax is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Matthew]

These errors started appearing when I downloaded some PDF patch for libreoffice

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: pax 1:20120606-2+deb7u1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt20
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-56-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Dec 19 12:54:42 2015
Dependencies:
 gcc-4.9-base 4.9.1-0ubuntu1
 libc6 2.19-0ubuntu6.6
 libgcc1 1:4.9.1-0ubuntu1
 multiarch-support 2.19-0ubuntu6.6
DuplicateSignature: package:pax:1:20120606-2+deb7u1:package pax is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package pax is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-20 (302 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: pax
Title: package pax 1:20120606-2+deb7u1 failed to install/upgrade: package pax is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Thorsten Glaser (mirabilos)]

Try:

sudo dpkg -a --configure

Or:

sudo dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/pax_*.deb

Or:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall pax