package blueman 2.0.4-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package blueman is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Allan L McCoy]

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dpkg: unrecoverable fatal error, aborting:
 fork failed: Cannot allocate memory
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: blueman 2.0.4-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-72.93-generic 4.4.49
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-72-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Apr 15 18:42:51 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:blueman:2.0.4-1ubuntu2
 Setting up ntpdate (1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.4) ...
 dpkg: error processing package blueman (--configure):
  package blueman is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package blueman is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-03 (925 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: blueman
Title: package blueman 2.0.4-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package blueman is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-07-29 (260 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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