[Bug 1639563] Re: package hostname 3.18 failed to install/upgrade: package hostname is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

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Title:
  package hostname 3.18 failed to install/upgrade: package hostname is
  not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-
  installed')

Status in hostname package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  just appeared

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: hostname 3.18
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-26.28-generic 4.8.0
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-26-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Nov  6 10:41:03 2016
  Dependencies:
   gcc-6-base 6.2.0-5ubuntu12
   libc6 2.24-3ubuntu1
   libgcc1 1:6.2.0-5ubuntu12
  ErrorMessage: package hostname is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-01 (4 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
   apt  1.3.1
  SourcePackage: hostname
  Title: package hostname 3.18 failed to install/upgrade: package hostname is not ready for configuration  cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-11-06 (0 days ago)

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