package grub2-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[barry]

Grub broken even after fixing.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: grub2-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-58.63~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-58-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jul 16 06:37:39 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:grub2-common:2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11
 Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu17) ...
 dpkg: error processing package grub2-common (--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 2017-05-05 (73 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
InvalidGrubScript: /etc/default/grub
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-58-generic root=UUID=eaf83c61-761b-40f4-897d-27890ab00952 ro
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub2-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11 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)