package grub-efi-amd64 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Madhurima Reddy]

Update and upgradation of the software is not possible.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: grub-efi-amd64 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-81.104-generic 4.4.67
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-81-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jul 1 16:09:41 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:grub-efi-amd64:2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package grub-efi-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 2016-11-09 (235 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-81-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=5bd8e3b1-710e-4a02-be4e-74825d867018 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-efi-amd64 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11 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)]

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.