package udev 229-4ubuntu21.2 failed to install/upgrade: package udev is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Danielle kay]

im new to this .i just keep getting a notification for this issue

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: udev 229-4ubuntu21.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-41.46~16.04.1-lowlatency 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-41-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17
Architecture: amd64
CustomUdevRuleFiles: 70-snap.vlc.rules 70-snap.core.rules
Date: Mon May 7 12:39:52 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:udev:229-4ubuntu21.2
 Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package udev (--configure):
  package udev is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package udev is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-22 (23 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 16.04.4 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180228)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Presario CQ57 Notebook PC
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-41-lowlatency root=UUID=a37ad82e-7984-4719-a835-1cf59ee97750 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.26
SourcePackage: systemd
Title: package udev 229-4ubuntu21.2 failed to install/upgrade: package udev is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/17/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.47
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 3577
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 24.49
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.47:bd12/17/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnPresarioCQ57NotebookPC:pvr068B120003204910000620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn3577:rvr24.49:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.family: 103C_5335KV G=N L=CON B=CO S=PRE
dmi.product.name: Presario CQ57 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 068B120003204910000620100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard