package ubuntu-minimal 1.450.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[jamal]

not installing samba while we typing sudo apt-get install samba

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubuntu-minimal 1.450.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-48.52-generic 5.4.60
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Fri Oct 16 17:22:45 2020
DuplicateSignature:
 package:ubuntu-minimal:1.450.2
 Setting up libibverbs1:amd64 (28.0-1ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-minimal (--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
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
Title: package ubuntu-minimal 1.450.2 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)

[Eduardo Barretto (ebarretto)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.