package libdns-export162 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-10.1ubuntu1.7 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[nikhil joshi]

system error and can't installed properly

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: libdns-export162 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-10.1ubuntu1.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-59.64-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-59-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 10 19:50:32 2017
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.2.0-5ubuntu12
 libc6 2.24-3ubuntu2.2
 libgcc1 1:6.2.0-5ubuntu12
 libisc-export160 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-10.1ubuntu1.7
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libdns-export162:1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-10.1ubuntu1.7
 Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.50.2-2ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libdns-export162 (--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 2017-11-10 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.3.5
SourcePackage: bind9
Title: package libdns-export162 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-10.1ubuntu1.7 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)

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

Thanks for filing this bug in Ubuntu.

Could you please try the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install --reinstall libdns-export162
sudo apt install -f

and paste their output here in the bug?

Thanks

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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