package coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu3~16.04 failed to install/upgrade: package coreutils is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[phillip dixon]

ran - sudo apt-get -f install and this appears to have fixed issue.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu3~16.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-83.106-generic 4.4.70
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-83-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Jul 15 15:07:23 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package coreutils (--configure):
  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')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-19 (117 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: coreutils
Title: package coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu3~16.04 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)