This is bug in libutempter0.postinst script
it should either check existence of /usr/lib/utempter directory or create it before changing ownership. Manual creation of the directory solves the issue:
sudo mkdir /usr/lib/utempter sudo dpkg --configure libutempter0
Other question is why directory /usr/lib/utempter may not exist after package install?
This is bug in libutempter0. postinst script
it should either check existence of /usr/lib/utempter directory or create it before changing ownership. Manual creation of the directory solves the issue:
sudo mkdir /usr/lib/utempter
sudo dpkg --configure libutempter0
Other question is why directory /usr/lib/utempter may not exist after package install?