package libdpkg-perl 1.18.4ubuntu1.3 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Uthumansha Ahmed]

Once login, only user name and password fields were displayed. the bar on the top of the screen not displayed(time, sound, language, etc..). While log on one messages popup and vanished again and again(around 100 times).

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libdpkg-perl 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-40.44~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-40-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 14 12:32:06 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libdpkg-perl:1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-0ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libdpkg-perl (--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 2017-11-08 (125 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.25
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package libdpkg-perl 1.18.4ubuntu1.3 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)