package libtokyocabinet9:amd64 1.4.48-3 failed to install/upgrade: package libtokyocabinet9:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Alistair Ross]

installing mutt via the ubuntu software centre, gets stuck in a loop waiting. Now this happeend!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: libtokyocabinet9:amd64 1.4.48-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-23.28-generic 4.2.6
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
AptOrdering:
 libtokyocabinet9: Configure
 mutt: Configure
 mutt-kz: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jan 10 20:47:55 2016
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package libtokyocabinet9:amd64 (--configure):
  package libtokyocabinet9:amd64 is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
DuplicateSignature: package:libtokyocabinet9:amd64:1.4.48-3:package libtokyocabinet9:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package libtokyocabinet9:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-31 (10 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: tokyocabinet
Title: package libtokyocabinet9:amd64 1.4.48-3 failed to install/upgrade: package libtokyocabinet9:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)