package base-files 10.1ubuntu2.2 [modified: usr/share/doc/base-files/changelog.gz] failed to install/upgrade: package base-files is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[pragati kumar]

i was trying to install gcc and I got this error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: base-files 10.1ubuntu2.2 [modified: usr/share/doc/base-files/changelog.gz]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-34.37-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-34-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 1 12:53:35 2018
Dependencies:

DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2018-10-01 12:53:35
 Commandline: apt install gcc
 Requested-By: pragati (1000)
 Install: libgcc-7-dev:amd64 (7.3.0-16ubuntu3, automatic), libmpx2:amd64 (8-20180414-1ubuntu2, automatic), linux-libc-dev:amd64 (4.15.0-34.37, automatic), libc6-dev:amd64 (2.27-3ubuntu1, automatic), libitm1:amd64 (8-20180414-1ubuntu2, automatic), gcc:amd64 (4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2), libcilkrts5:amd64 (7.3.0-16ubuntu3, automatic), libasan4:amd64 (7.3.0-16ubuntu3, automatic), libquadmath0:amd64 (8-20180414-1ubuntu2, automatic), libtsan0:amd64 (8-20180414-1ubuntu2, automatic), libubsan0:amd64 (7.3.0-16ubuntu3, automatic), gcc-7:amd64 (7.3.0-16ubuntu3, automatic), liblsan0:amd64 (8-20180414-1ubuntu2, automatic), manpages-dev:amd64 (4.15-1, automatic), libc-dev-bin:amd64 (2.27-3ubuntu1, automatic), libatomic1:amd64 (8-20180414-1ubuntu2, automatic)
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package base-files (--configure):
  package base-files is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package base-files is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-09-17 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.3ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: base-files
Title: package base-files 10.1ubuntu2.2 [modified: usr/share/doc/base-files/changelog.gz] failed to install/upgrade: package base-files is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.