package util-linux 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3 failed to install/upgrade: package util-linux is already installed and configured

Bug #1705706 reported by Binil P
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Bug Description

i couldn't update .An error showing like shown below:
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/
E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?

How can i fix this?

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: util-linux 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 600:0:116:240888:2017-07-21 18:38:20.522339105 +0530:2017-07-21 18:38:21.522339105 +0530:/var/crash/util-linux.0.crash
 640:1000:116:54700:2017-07-21 16:45:47.895784175 +0530:2017-07-21 16:48:16.690299892 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_share_apport_apport-gtk.1000.crash
 640:1000:116:2336552:2017-07-21 16:45:45.427641710 +0530:2017-07-21 16:45:47.451758466 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_bin_unity-scope-loader.1000.crash
Date: Fri Jul 21 18:38:21 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package util-linux (--configure):
  package util-linux is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package util-linux is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-21 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package util-linux 2.27.1-6ubuntu3.3 failed to install/upgrade: package util-linux is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Binil P (binilp) wrote :
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