package whoopsie 0.2.52.3 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Aditya Sahay]

I ran "sudo apt-get install -f" on my terminal and selected "y" on prompt.
After that, I got the following logs:

(Reading database ... 305447 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libwhoopsie0_0.2.52.3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libwhoopsie0:amd64 (0.2.52.3) over (0.2.52.2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu7) ...
Setting up libwhoopsie0:amd64 (0.2.52.3) ...
dpkg: error processing package whoopsie (--configure):
 package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu7) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 whoopsie
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: whoopsie 0.2.52.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-78.99-generic 4.4.62
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-78-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
AptOrdering:
 libwhoopsie0: Install
 libwhoopsie0: Configure
 whoopsie: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 640:1000:116:38189263:2017-05-30 11:10:06.496968406 +0530:2017-05-30 11:10:07.008974568 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_share_nylas-mail_nylas.1000.crash
 640:1000:116:75985:2017-05-31 10:59:36.494395912 +0530:2017-05-31 10:59:36.710448121 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_bin_update-manager.1000.crash
 600:0:116:416287:2017-05-31 11:00:14.342133998 +0530:2017-05-31 11:00:15.342133998 +0530:/var/crash/whoopsie.0.crash
 640:1000:116:54173:2017-05-30 11:10:08.964998106 +0530:2017-05-30 11:10:09.201000946 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_share_apport_apport-gtk.1000.crash
Date: Wed May 31 11:00:14 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:whoopsie:0.2.52.3
 Setting up libwhoopsie0:amd64 (0.2.52.3) ...
 dpkg: error processing package whoopsie (--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 2017-01-21 (129 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions: apport-noui N/A
SourcePackage: whoopsie
Title: package whoopsie 0.2.52.3 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.