package libharfbuzz0b:amd64 1.0.1-1build2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
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harfbuzz (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
The error came while performing the following operation:
sudo apt-get install git-core gnupg flex bison gperf build-essential zip curl zlib1g-dev gcc-multilib g++-multilib libc6-dev-i386 lib32ncurses5-dev x11proto-core-dev libx11-dev lib32z-dev ccache libgl1-mesa-dev libxml2-utils xsltproc unzip
This was the message on the console:
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
libpango1.0-0
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 307 not upgraded.
14 not fully installed or removed.
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dpkg: error processing package libharfbuzz0b:amd64 (--configure):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libharfbuzz0b:amd64 1.0.1-1build2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May 23 09:42:55 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
dpkg: error processing package libharfbuzz0b:amd64 (--configure):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-19 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageV
dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
apt 1.2.15ubuntu0.2
SourcePackage: harfbuzz
Title: package libharfbuzz0b:amd64 1.0.1-1build2 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)