package util-linux 2.29-1ubuntu2 [modified: bin/dmesg bin/lsblk bin/more bin/mountpoint bin/tailf bin/wdctl sbin/agetty sbin/blkdiscard sbin/blkid sbin/blockdev sbin/cfdisk sbin/chcpu sbin/ctrlaltdel sbin/fdisk sbin/findfs sbin/fsck sbin/fsck.cramfs sbin/fsck.minix sbin/fsfreeze sbin/fstrim sbin/hwclock sbin/isosize sbin/mkfs sbin/mkfs.bfs sbin/mkfs.cramfs sbin/mkfs.minix sbin/mkswap sbin/pivot_root sbin/raw sbin/runuser sbin/sfdisk sbin/sulogin sbin/swaplabel sbin/switch_root sbin/wipefs sbin/zramctl usr/bin/addpart usr/bin/chrt usr/bin/delpart usr/bin/fallocate usr/bin/flock usr/bin/getopt usr/bin/ionice usr/bin/ipcmk usr/bin/ipcrm usr/bin/ipcs usr/bin/last usr/bin/line usr/bin/lscpu usr/bin/lsipc usr/bin/lslocks usr/bin/lslogins usr/bin/lsns usr/bin/mcookie usr/bin/mesg usr/bin/namei usr/bin/nsenter usr/bin/partx usr/bin/pg usr/bin/prlimit usr/bin/rename.ul usr/bin/resizepart usr/bin/rev usr/bin/setarch usr/bin/setsid usr/bin/setterm usr/bin/taskset usr/bin/unshare usr/bin/utmpdump usr/bin/whereis usr/sbin/fdformat usr/sbin/ldattach usr/sbin/readprofile usr/sbin/rtcwake usr/sbin/tunelp] failed to install/upgrade: package util-linux is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Andy Partington]

Trying to install apcupsd I had this error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-24.28-generic 4.10.15
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
AptOrdering:
 util-linux:amd64: Configure
 apcupsd-doc:amd64: Install
 libusb-0.1-4:amd64: Install
 apcupsd:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jul 12 09:09:09 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package util-linux (--configure):
  package util-linux is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package util-linux is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-24 (78 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Budgie 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4
SourcePackage: util-linux
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is now dead
http://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-17-04-zesty-zapus-has-reached-end-of-life-upgrade-to-ubuntu-17-10-now-519360.shtml