package distro-info-data 0.29ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Lee Olsen]

distribution package damaged and reset. after reboot, looked ok so tried to install VLC . .got errors during install and messages saying my distribution ifno is messed up ..thingking on reinstalling

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: distro-info-data 0.29ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Mar 13 00:38:59 2017
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature:
 package:distro-info-data:0.29ubuntu0.1
 Setting up libwinpr-sysinfo0.1:i386 (1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-10ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package distro-info-data (--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 2017-03-13 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release i386 (20161012.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.4
SourcePackage: distro-info-data
Title: package distro-info-data 0.29ubuntu0.1 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)

[Stefano Rivera (stefanor)]

That sounds like a local problem, not a bug in this package.