package snapd 2.0.2 failed to install/upgrade: package snapd is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Gerhard Burger]

Was installing another package without running dist-upgrade first, running dist-upgrade afterwards solved it.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: snapd 2.0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.39-generic 4.4.8
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm wl nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat May 14 12:48:11 2016
ErrorMessage: package snapd is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-12 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160421)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: snapd
Title: package snapd 2.0.2 failed to install/upgrade: package snapd is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Paweł Stołowski (stolowski)]

I don't think this is a problem with snapd (I haven't experienced anything like that), looks like an inconsistency in the packages which, as you said, got corrected by apt-get dist-upgrade. Did you see this happening with subsequent snapd package upgrades?

[Gerhard Burger (burger.ga)]

No, I'm fine with closing it

On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 3:06 PM Paweł Stołowski <email address hidden>
wrote:

> I don't think this is a problem with snapd (I haven't experienced
> anything like that), looks like an inconsistency in the packages which,
> as you said, got corrected by apt-get dist-upgrade. Did you see this
> happening with subsequent snapd package upgrades?
>
> ** Changed in: snapd (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
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> Title:
> package snapd 2.0.2 failed to install/upgrade: package snapd is not
> ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-
> installed')
>
> Status in snapd package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Was installing another package without running dist-upgrade first,
> running dist-upgrade afterwards solved it.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
> Package: snapd 2.0.2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.39-generic 4.4.8
> Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm wl nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
> ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Sat May 14 12:48:11 2016
> ErrorMessage: package snapd is not ready for configuration cannot
> configure (current status 'half-installed')
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-12 (2 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
> (20160421)
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
> apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
> SourcePackage: snapd
> Title: package snapd 2.0.2 failed to install/upgrade: package snapd is
> not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status
> 'half-installed')
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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