package hostname 3.18 failed to install/upgrade: package hostname is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Michał Dziak]

just appeared

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: hostname 3.18
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-26.28-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Nov 6 10:41:03 2016
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.2.0-5ubuntu12
 libc6 2.24-3ubuntu1
 libgcc1 1:6.2.0-5ubuntu12
ErrorMessage: package hostname is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-01 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.1
SourcePackage: hostname
Title: package hostname 3.18 failed to install/upgrade: package hostname is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-11-06 (0 days ago)