package libmpg123-0:amd64 1.22.4-1 failed to install/upgrade: package libmpg123-0:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')

Trying to fix grub but the operation fails

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libmpg123-0:amd64 1.22.4-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-45.50~16.04.1-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-45-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Dec 15 15:39:44 2018
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libc6 2.23-0ubuntu10
 libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2018-12-15 15:39:25
 Commandline: apt-get install -y boot-repair
 Requested-By: nitish (1000)
 Install: python-gi:amd64 (3.20.0-0ubuntu1, automatic), pastebinit:amd64 (1.5-1, automatic), gawk:amd64 (1:4.1.3+dfsg-0.1, automatic), boot-sav:amd64 (4ppa65, automatic), boot-sav-extra:amd64 (4ppa65, automatic), glade2script:amd64 (3.2.3~ppa4, automatic), libsigsegv2:amd64 (2.10-4, automatic), boot-repair:amd64 (4ppa65)
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libmpg123-0:amd64:1.22.4-1
 Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libmpg123-0:amd64 (--configure):
  package libmpg123-0:amd64 is not ready for configuration
ErrorMessage: package libmpg123-0:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-03-29 (260 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180228)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.27
SourcePackage: mpg123
Title: package libmpg123-0:amd64 1.22.4-1 failed to install/upgrade: package libmpg123-0:amd64 is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status 'half-installed')
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)