package libvlc-bin:amd64 3.0.6-1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned

[roland burley]

I was trying to update to the latest version of Ubuntu following notification that it was available and the upload automatically threw up a number of faults (looping) and then reported the update had failed. When I restarted, the OS again reported a number of faults and then auto-referred me to here with description above which is obviously wrong as it refers to ver 16.04 LTS which I have not been on for some time.

Over the last few weeks I have been getting several updates a week which I thought was odd. I could not print before and then I had no sound. I tried all the online suggestions and forums with no joy. Now this.

Release ver in the Terminal now gives:

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 19.04
Release: 19.04
Codename: disco

which is confusing the hell out of me as the update said it failed. I was on ver 18.10 CosmeticCuttlefish.

Looks like I am off back to MS - I don't want to but I need my computer and I can't send days trying to sort out the all issues.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: libvlc-bin:amd64 3.0.6-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-15.16-generic 5.0.6
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed May 15 12:30:35 2019
ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-26 (992 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.7, Python 3.7.3, python3-minimal, 3.7.3-1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.16, python-minimal, 2.7.16-1
SourcePackage: vlc
Title: package libvlc-bin:amd64 3.0.6-1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-05-15 (0 days ago)