package bsdutils 1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package bsdutils is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

[Hrushikesh Edara]

Attempted to install idle3 when this error occured

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: bsdutils 1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Aug 18 20:45:10 2018
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package bsdutils (--configure):
  package bsdutils is not ready for configuration
  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
ErrorMessage: package bsdutils is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-21 (28 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: util-linux
Title: package bsdutils 1:2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package bsdutils is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

Please attach /var/log/apt/term.log

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for util-linux (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]