package snapcraft (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

[Sakar Subedi]

Installation crashed after sudo apt install snapcraft at 20%

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: snapcraft (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-40.44-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3
AptOrdering:
 snapcraft:amd64: Purge
 NULL: ConfigurePending
 NULL: PurgePending
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Thu Jul 16 04:05:05 2020
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package snapcraft (--remove):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting a removal
 dpkg: too many errors, stopping
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-07-15 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: snapcraft
Title: package snapcraft (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)