package libdns162:amd64 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Deepak Kumar]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libdns162:amd64 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-72.93-generic 4.4.49
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-72-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 18 19:53:54 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libdns162:amd64:1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6
 Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu7) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libdns162: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 2017-02-24 (53 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: bind9
Title: package libdns162:amd64 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.6 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)

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

Hello, try something like

sudo apt-get install --reinstall libdns162

Thanks

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

Marking as incomplete until we get the requested information from comment #2.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for bind9 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]