package linux-headers-4.8.0-46 4.8.0-46.49~16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Michael Rau]

everything seems to be working okay, but I dunno. Newbie over here.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: linux-headers-4.8.0-46 4.8.0-46.49~16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-45.48~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-45-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 10 10:44:45 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:linux-headers-4.8.0-46:4.8.0-46.49~16.04.1
 Unpacking linux-headers-generic-hwe-16.04 (4.8.0.46.18) over (4.8.0.45.17) ...
 dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-4.8.0-46 (--configure):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-08 (33 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: linux-hwe
Title: package linux-headers-4.8.0-46 4.8.0-46.49~16.04.1 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)

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[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

4.8 EOL