package eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Harry Morley]

After start up the system error report pops up.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-70.91-generic 4.4.49
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-70-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Apr 9 10:12:02 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:eject:2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1
 Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu7) ...
 dpkg: error processing package eject (--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 2016-04-26 (348 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: eject
Title: package eject 2.1.5+deb1+cvs20081104-13.1ubuntu0.16.04.1 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)