Question

48

Fix half-installed package

rated 0 times [ 48] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 124714 / 1 Year ago, sun, november 13, 2022, 10:56:22

I am getting error while using sudo apt-get upgrade stating:

dpkg: error processing libgfortran3:amd64 (--configure):

  package libgfortran3:amd64 is not ready for configuration

  cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

Errors were encountered while processing:

  libgfortran3:amd64

E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

It does not seem to block the installation/upgrade other applications.
I believe this problem arose due to direct shutting down of my PC while the application was being upgraded.

How can I fix this?

Answers

Only authorized users can answer the question. Please sign in first, or register a free account.

losbu

Add To Favorites

Follow

Total Points: 71

Total Questions: 124

Total Answers: 106

Location: Honduras

Member since Sat, Jul 24, 2021

3 Years ago

answered 1 Year ago tonhorn · Accepted Answer

sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq --dry-run libgfortran3:amd64

That's just a dry-run. I'm not sure what removing libgfortran3 will take with it but run that and see. Assuming it's not going to gobble the whole system, run it again without the --dry-run and then you can sudo apt-get install ... the packages you need back.