package coreutils 8.23-3ubuntu1 [modified: bin/cat bin/chgrp bin/chmod bin/chown bin/cp bin/dd bin/df bin/echo bin/false bin/ln bin/ls bin/mkdir bin/mv bin/readlink bin/rm bin/rmdir bin/sleep bin/stty bin/sync bin/touch bin/uname bin/vdir usr/bin/nice] failed to install/upgrade: package coreutils is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')

[Butch Williams]

update omly goes half way and freezes

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: coreutils 8.23-3ubuntu1 [modified: bin/cat bin/chgrp bin/chmod bin/chown bin/cp bin/dd bin/df bin/echo bin/false bin/ln bin/ls bin/mkdir bin/mv bin/readlink bin/rm bin/rmdir bin/sleep bin/stty bin/sync bin/touch bin/uname bin/vdir usr/bin/nice]
Uname: Linux 4.1.7v7-aufs armv7l
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: armhf
Date: Sat Jan 30 10:27:20 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:coreutils:8.23-3ubuntu1 [modified: bin/cat bin/chgrp bin/chmod bin/chown bin/cp bin/dd bin/df bin/echo bin/false bin/ln bin/ls bin/mkdir bin/mv bin/readlink bin/rm bin/rmdir bin/sleep bin/stty bin/sync bin/touch bin/uname bin/vdir usr/bin/nice]:package coreutils is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package coreutils is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
 apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4
SourcePackage: coreutils
Title: package coreutils 8.23-3ubuntu1 [modified: bin/cat bin/chgrp bin/chmod bin/chown bin/cp bin/dd bin/df bin/echo bin/false bin/ln bin/ls bin/mkdir bin/mv bin/readlink bin/rm bin/rmdir bin/sleep bin/stty bin/sync bin/touch bin/uname bin/vdir usr/bin/nice] failed to install/upgrade: package coreutils is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)