package coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu3~16.04 failed to install/upgrade: package coreutils is already installed and configured

Tried to update system which has been maintained for several months. Just clicked "install" all in the GUI. at d it first sight everything started. But after while I felt everything was just stalling. Forced system restarted.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu3~16.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-54-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 600:0:116:96851:2017-07-22 13:10:57.555135488 +0200:2017-07-22 13:10:58.555135488 +0200:/var/crash/linux-image-4.10.0-27-generic.0.crash
 600:0:116:95039:2017-07-22 13:10:25.954633235 +0200:2017-07-22 13:10:26.954633235 +0200:/var/crash/linux-image-4.4.0-83-generic.0.crash
 600:0:116:110824:2017-07-22 17:02:57.354705572 +0200:2017-07-22 17:02:58.354705572 +0200:/var/crash/coreutils.0.crash
Date: Sat Jul 22 17:02:58 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package coreutils (--configure):
  package coreutils is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package coreutils is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-14 (99 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package coreutils 8.25-2ubuntu3~16.04 failed to install/upgrade: package coreutils is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)