package resolvconf 1.78ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: пакет resolvconf не готов к настройке настройка невозможна (текущее состояние: «half-installed»)

it was first installed automatically by unknown package

and became half-installed at some stage

i ran apt-get install resolvconf -f

after some hours, it launched apport

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: resolvconf 1.78ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
AptOrdering:
 libboost-program-options1.58.0: Install
 resolvconf: Configure
 libboost-program-options1.58.0: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 1 05:31:14 2017
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2017-10-01 05:31:02
 Requested-By: user (1000)
 Install: libboost-program-options1.58.0:amd64 (1.58.0+dfsg-5ubuntu3.1, automatic)
ErrorMessage: пакет resolvconf не готов к настройке настройка невозможна (текущее состояние: «half-installed»)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-19 (74 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: resolvconf
Title: package resolvconf 1.78ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: пакет resolvconf не готов к настройке настройка невозможна (текущее состояние: «half-installed»)
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)