[GTALUG] Package Problem

[Stephen]

I am running Ubuntu 16.10

The last system update has run into problems. The Ubuntu Software GUI 
program hangs.

I tried an apt-get and fount that there is a problem in:

libssl1.0.0:amd64

This is the important part of the output:

dpkg: error processing package libssl1.0.0:amd64 (--configure):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting configuration
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a 
followup error from a previous failure.

How do I fix this?

Thanks in advance.

-- 
Stephen