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')

[xenoson]

Die Systemaktualisierung wird fortgesetzt, aber das Paket »/var/cache/apt/archives/samba_2%3a3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2.1_i386.deb« könnte sich in einem nicht funktionsfähigen Zustand befinden. Bitte ziehen Sie in Betracht, diesen Fehler zu melden.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: samba 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-12.51-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-12-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Nov 13 12:04:47 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package samba is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
NmbdLog:

OtherFailedConnect: Yes
SambaServerRegression: Yes
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')
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-13 (0 days ago)

[xenoson (xenoson)]

manually running
dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/samba_2%3a3.5.11~dfsg-1ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
dpkg-reconfigure --default-priority samba
after distribution upgrade stopped with this report seems to work without error.