apt generates unusable apport reports for 'package is in a very bad inconsistent state'
Bug #1784465 reported by
Steve Langasek
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| apt (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Bug Description
We get a steady stream of apport-driven bug reports in launchpad about packages of the variety 'package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration'.
Unfortunately, the reports are sent to launchpad without sufficient context to show why the package ended up in this state, which makes them useless as a source of information for improving the distribution.
Either the reporting should be fixed to include the dpkg/apt history context to explain why the package ended up in this state originally, or bug report filing should be repressed for this class of error.
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