package grub-pc-bin 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Theodore H Douglass]

System will not upgrade using downloaded info. Reports, System Broken"

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: grub-pc-bin 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-68.111-generic 3.13.11-ckt27
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-68-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 24 13:34:28 2017
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2017-10-24 13:34:02
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-fix-broken-depends' sender=':1.106'
 Upgrade: grub-common:amd64 (2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.3, 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.4), grub2-common:amd64 (2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.3, 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.4)
DuplicateSignature: package:grub-pc-bin:2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.4:package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-19 (1283 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-68-generic root=UUID=b15b3a53-ff76-43b8-bc61-2cc06683f4b5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-pc-bin 2.02~beta2-9ubuntu1.4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2016-08-28 (422 days ago)