package brltty 5.3.1-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package brltty is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Shyamsundar Sundaresha]

Happened during automatic update install

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: brltty 5.3.1-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
AptOrdering:
 udev: Install
 brltty: Configure
 udev: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Nov 19 07:41:22 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package brltty (--configure):
  package brltty is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package brltty is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-19 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: brltty
Title: package brltty 5.3.1-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package brltty 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.