package lib32gcc-5-dev 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.11 failed to install/upgrade: package lib32gcc-5-dev is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: lib32gcc-5-dev 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-143.169-generic 4.4.170
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-143-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 24 03:51:52 2019
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2019-03-24 03:51:43
 Commandline: apt-get -f install
 Requested-By: b-rad (1000)
 Install: gcc:amd64 (4:5.3.1-1ubuntu1, automatic)
DuplicateSignature:
 package:lib32gcc-5-dev:5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.11
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package lib32gcc-5-dev (--configure):
  package lib32gcc-5-dev is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package lib32gcc-5-dev is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-18 (735 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.5
 apt 1.2.30
SourcePackage: gcc-5
Title: package lib32gcc-5-dev 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.11 failed to install/upgrade: package lib32gcc-5-dev is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2019-03-06 (17 days ago)