package libidn11:amd64 1.32-3ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[sandra Eno]

it happens all the time, I think it's when I boot my computer... Everything seems to work quite ok, but there is always this bug crash report ! thx !

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libidn11:amd64 1.32-3ubuntu1.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-112.135-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-112-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 2 11:54:41 2018
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libc6 2.23-0ubuntu10
 libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libidn11:amd64:1.32-3ubuntu1.2
 Setting up libc6-dev:amd64 (2.23-0ubuntu10) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libidn11:amd64 (--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 2017-04-12 (298 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160421)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: libidn
Title: package libidn11:amd64 1.32-3ubuntu1.2 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)

[seagle (seagle0128)]

Similar issue while upgrading Ubuntu Mate from 16.04 to 18.04.

(Reading database ... 324225 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libidn11_1.33-2.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libidn11_1.33-2.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 triggers ci file contains unknown directive syntax
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libidn11_1.33-2.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover: