package libfdisk1:amd64 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3 [modified: lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfdisk.so.1.1.0] failed to install/upgrade: package libfdisk1:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[jared lambert]

i was installing latex-maker and as it ended i got that error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: libfdisk1:amd64 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3 [modified: lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfdisk.so.1.1.0]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-23.25-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun 28 07:03:23 2018
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package libfdisk1:amd64 (--configure):
  package libfdisk1:amd64 is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package libfdisk1:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-06-18 (10 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:, Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: "/root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:": "/root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:", unpackaged
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: util-linux
Title: package libfdisk1:amd64 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3 [modified: lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfdisk.so.1.1.0] failed to install/upgrade: package libfdisk1:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Julian Andres Klode (juliank)]

In order to debug this further, we need a copy of /var/log/apt/term.log.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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