I experienced a different error trying to purge package 'mumble-django' on a fresh install. It failed because it could not remove the database, as there wasnt one because the initial install failed. To fix removal in this situation edit:
/var/lib/dpkg/mumble-django.postrm line 33: db_purge and comment it out: #db_purge then run aptitude purge mumble-django -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242389 Title: package mumble-django 2.9-2 failed to install/upgrade: package mumble- django is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed') To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mumble-django/+bug/1242389/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs