package gnome-session-common 3.18.1.2-1ubuntu1.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

Booting bug

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: gnome-session-common 3.18.1.2-1ubuntu1.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-66.74~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt22
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-66-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 26 20:07:00 2016
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature: package:gnome-session-common:3.18.1.2-1ubuntu1.16.04.1:package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-01 (25 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: gnome-session
Title: package gnome-session-common 3.18.1.2-1ubuntu1.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-26 (0 days ago)