package libkrb5-26-heimdal:amd64 1.7~git20150920+dfsg-4ubuntu1.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[GaryR]

failure on update

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libkrb5-26-heimdal:amd64 1.7~git20150920+dfsg-4ubuntu1.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-37.42~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 2 21:07:40 2018
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2018-04-02 21:07:38
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.123'
 Upgrade: lshw:amd64 (02.17-1.1ubuntu3.4, 02.17-1.1ubuntu3.5)
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libkrb5-26-heimdal:amd64:1.7~git20150920+dfsg-4ubuntu1.16.04.1
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libkrb5-26-heimdal:amd64 (--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 2017-11-03 (150 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.26
SourcePackage: heimdal
Title: package libkrb5-26-heimdal:amd64 1.7~git20150920+dfsg-4ubuntu1.16.04.1 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)

[Joshua Powers (powersj)]

From terminal log:

dpkg: error processing package libkrb5-26-heimdal:amd64 (--configure):
 package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Joshua Powers (powersj)]

Thank you for taking the time to file a bug report.

One of your packages is reporting that it is in an inconsistent state. This
needs to be solved before you continue further operations. To help you get
started please see this question and response:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/148715/how-to-fix-package-is-in-a-very-bad-inconsistent-state-error

Since it seems likely to me that this is a local configuration problem,
rather than a bug in Ubuntu, I am marking this bug as 'Incomplete'.

However, if you believe that this is really a bug in Ubuntu, then we would
be grateful if you would provide a more complete description of the problem
with steps to reproduce, explain why you believe this is a bug in Ubuntu
rather than a problem specific to your system, and then change the bug
status back to "New".

For local configuration issues, you can find assistance here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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