package oxygen5-icon-theme 5.18.0-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

[Dennis Huffman]

updating thru pkg mngr

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: oxygen5-icon-theme 5.18.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-62.83-generic 4.4.40
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-62-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Feb 13 16:37:08 2017
Dependencies: hicolor-icon-theme 0.15-0ubuntu1
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package oxygen5-icon-theme (--remove):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting a removal
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-12 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: oxygen-icons5
Title: package oxygen5-icon-theme 5.18.0-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)