package avahi-autoipd 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 failed to install/upgrade: package avahi-autoipd is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Michael Oakland]

The error message popped up, it isn't anything I found through any action of my own.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: avahi-autoipd 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-43.48~16.04.1-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-43-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 9 09:22:08 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:avahi-autoipd:0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
 Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu10) ...
 dpkg: error processing package avahi-autoipd (--configure):
  package avahi-autoipd is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package avahi-autoipd is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-02 (373 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.26
SourcePackage: avahi
Title: package avahi-autoipd 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2 failed to install/upgrade: package avahi-autoipd is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)