package kmod 22-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: package kmod is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: kmod 22-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-28.32~16.04.2-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-28-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Aug 12 14:03:40 2017
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libc6 2.23-0ubuntu9
 libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libkmod2 22-1ubuntu4
 lsb-base 9.20160110ubuntu0.2
DuplicateSignature:
 package:kmod:22-1ubuntu4
 Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
 dpkg: error processing package kmod (--configure):
  package kmod is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package kmod is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-02 (9 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: kmod
Title: package kmod 22-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: package kmod is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)