[Bug 1697309] Re: package apport 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

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Title:
  package apport 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is
  in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before
  attempting configuration

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  From what I can tell, this error message randomly pops up from time to time. nothing terribly bad happens as it does not seem to affect anything critical. though the popup message is a tad annoying.
  this is Ubuntu 17.04 btw.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: apport 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-22.24-generic 4.10.15
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportLog:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
  AptOrdering:
   libtasn1-6:amd64: Install
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashReports:
   600:0:116:85927:2017-06-05 15:56:55.945291042 -0700:2017-06-05 15:56:56.945291042 -0700:/var/crash/apport.0.crash
   640:1000:116:7748570:2017-06-06 16:17:47.081461668 -0700:2017-06-06 16:17:48.081461668 -0700:/var/crash/_usr_share_hplip_systray.py.1000.crash
  Date: Mon Jun  5 15:56:56 2017
  DpkgHistoryLog:
   Start-Date: 2017-06-05  15:56:55
   Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
   Upgrade: libtasn1-6:amd64 (4.10-1, 4.10-1ubuntu0.1)
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:apport:2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
   Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2) ...
   dpkg: error processing package apport (--configure):
    package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-08 (95 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
   apt  1.4
  SourcePackage: apport
  Title: package apport 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-05-09 (33 days ago)

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