package ppp 2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

installation failed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ppp 2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-39.42~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-39-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Dec 4 15:32:52 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:ppp:2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.1
 Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package ppp (--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 2017-12-05 (363 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.5
 apt 1.2.29
SourcePackage: ppp
Title: package ppp 2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-11-18 (15 days ago)