dpkg: пакет обработки ошибок cpp (--configure)

Внезапно я получаю эту ошибку на каждом apt install или apt upgrade. Использование Ubuntu 18.04

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gcc:
 gcc depends on cpp (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2.1); however:
  Package cpp is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package gcc (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

или

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gfortran:
 gfortran depends on cpp (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2.1); however:
  Package cpp is not configured yet.
 gfortran depends on gcc (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2.1); however:
  Package gcc is not configured yet.

после запуска sudo dpkg --configure -a:

Setting up cpp (4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2.1) ...
update-alternatives: error: alternative cpp can't be master: it is a slave of g++
dpkg: error processing package cpp (--configure):
 installed cpp package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gcc:
 gcc depends on cpp (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2.1); however:
  Package cpp is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package gcc (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of g++:
 g++ depends on cpp (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2.1); however:
  Package cpp is not configured yet.
 g++ depends on gcc (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2.1); however:
  Package gcc is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package g++ (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gfortran:
 gfortran depends on cpp (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2.1); however:
  Package cpp is not configured yet.
 gfortran depends on gcc (>= 4:7.3.0-3ubuntu2.1); however:
  Package gcc is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package gfortran (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 cpp
 gcc
 g++
 gfortran

Я предполагаю, что это ключевой вопрос: installed cpp package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 2. Но не мог найти решение для этого.