package libmatroska6:amd64 1.4.1-2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Ralf Leonhard]

Das Paket libmatroska6 muss neu installiert werden, es kann jedoch kein Archiv dafür gefunden werden.

Package libmatroska6 has to be installed again but no archive for that can be found.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libmatroska6:amd64 1.4.1-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-62.102-generic 3.13.11-ckt24
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-62-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 8 20:47:03 2015
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2015-09-08 20:46:42
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.87'
 Upgrade: thunderbird-locale-en-us:amd64 (31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1), thunderbird:amd64 (31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1), thunderbird-locale-de:amd64 (31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1), thunderbird-locale-en:amd64 (31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1), thunderbird-gnome-support:amd64 (31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
DuplicateSignature: package:libmatroska6:amd64:1.4.1-2: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 2014-12-05 (277 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: libmatroska
Title: package libmatroska6:amd64 1.4.1-2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hello Ralf,
Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with the libmatroska package. You made this bug report in 2015 and there have been several versions of Ubuntu since then.

Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close the ticket?
If it is still a problem, are you still interested in finding a solution to this bug?
If you are, could you run the following (only once):
apport-collect 1493505
and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu better.
G

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for libmatroska (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]