package anacron 2.3-23 failed to install/upgrade: package anacron is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Chris Vincent M. Romero]

failing to install

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: anacron 2.3-23
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-38.57-generic 4.4.19
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
AptOrdering:
 anacron: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Sep 26 16:34:38 2016
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package anacron (--configure):
  package anacron is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package anacron is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-11 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160720)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: anacron
Title: package anacron 2.3-23 failed to install/upgrade: package anacron is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)