package console-setup 1.178ubuntu2.7 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Toby Hewlett]

Trying to run update

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: console-setup 1.178ubuntu2.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
AptOrdering:
 keyboard-configuration:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 11 18:52:14 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:console-setup:1.178ubuntu2.7
 Setting up console-setup-linux (1.178ubuntu2.7) ...
 dpkg: error processing package console-setup (--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 2018-01-30 (223 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.3ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: console-setup
Title: package console-setup 1.178ubuntu2.7 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-08-21 (21 days ago)