dpkg: error processing package apport (--configure):
 package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of apport-gtk:
 apport-gtk depends on apport (>= 0.41); however:
  Package apport is not configured yet.
 
dpkg: error processing package apport-gtk (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 apport
 apport-gtk

系统强制使用了新版本的python3.0之后，系统更新软件安装软件报错。解决方式如下。

sudo update-alternatives --config python

-> change to python2.7 instead of 3.5

sudo apt install apport --reinstall