package login 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: package login is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Dick Stomp]

Trying install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS at IBM ThinkPad T41.
Using "forcepae" succeeds.
Machine is very slow... Compiz very active: 30 to 50 % CPU

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: login 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt3
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-30-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jul 30 10:38:30 2016
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package login (--configure):
  package login is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
DuplicateSignature: package:login:1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9:package login is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package login is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-30 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20150218.1)
SourcePackage: shadow
Title: package login 1:4.1.5.1-1ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: package login is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Dick Stomp (dick-stomp)]

Radical solution: replace Lubuntu 14.04 by Xubuntu 16.04 (forcepae)
Result: excellent!
Dick

2016-07-30 10:50 GMT+02:00 Apport retracing service <
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