package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[bruce Nichols]

I was upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic-pae 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 16 09:32:21 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
NmbdLog:

SambaServerRegression: No
SmbConfIncluded: Yes
SmbLog:

SourcePackage: samba
Title: package samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
UbuntuFailedConnect: Yes
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-16 (0 days ago)