package libhx509-5-heimdal:i386 7.1.0+dfsg-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Jason Ward]

No idea what Im supposed to put here, Ubuntu asked me to report the error, so I did.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: libhx509-5-heimdal:i386 7.1.0+dfsg-9ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-22.24-generic 4.10.15
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun 29 15:48:29 2017
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-17 (103 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
PackageArchitecture: i386
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4
SourcePackage: heimdal
Title: package libhx509-5-heimdal:i386 7.1.0+dfsg-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-14 (76 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Due to a bug in apport's method for creating a duplicate signature, the DuplicateSignature in this report was incorrect. We are fixing that now, sorry for the noise!

[Christian Ehrhardt  (paelzer)]

Hi Jason,
your system wants to make you aware that some of your packages fail to install/upgrade.

In general for the class of errors it reported I recommend following [1] but adapted for the offending package in your case which is "libhx509-5-heimdal".

But then since you report "No idea what Im supposed to put here, Ubuntu asked me to report the error, so I did." you might (no offense please) not be the most experienced admin. And heimdal is often not needed, you might also consider checking what you installed that caused to install it in the first place and just get rid of it. For example I do so much on my systems and I checked it is not in stalled on any of them.
I see you did the install pulling it in on "Start-Date: 2017-06-19 01:31:40". I'm not sure what you installed there - wine maybe, but I have that as well and still no heimdal.

Anyway following [1] should resolve it - the "do you really need2 was only a suggestion.

[1]: https://askubuntu.com/questions/148715/how-to-fix-package-is-in-a-very-bad-inconsistent-state-error

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