package bash-completion 1:2.1-4.2ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Prateek Tiwari]

Not ale to upgrade Ubuntu

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: bash-completion 1:2.1-4.2ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-45.66-generic 4.4.21
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-45-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 2 21:18:32 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:bash-completion:1:2.1-4.2ubuntu1.1
 Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package bash-completion (--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 2016-07-01 (123 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: bash-completion
Title: package bash-completion 1:2.1-4.2ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-11-02 (0 days ago)