package init 1.29ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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init-system-helpers (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Cannot install any new packages, broke init
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: init 1.29ubuntu3
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-47-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 24 19:57:35 2016
DpkgTerminalLog:
dpkg: error processing package init (--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 2016-11-24 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageV
dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: init-system-helpers
Title: package init 1.29ubuntu3 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)
Hi,
Usually people are recommending to uninstall and reinstall the package.
That is harder to do on init.
But you could try to do:
$ sudo apt-get --reinstall install init
I wonder as it is just an almost empty package where not that much should be able to break, but to be sure If the former doesn't help could you report back with the output of these commands:
$ dpkg -s init
$ dpkg --verify init
$ debconf-show init
$ dpkg -L init
Note - that might be related from the log: apt[662] : /usr/lib/ python3/ dist-packages/ aptdaemon/ progress. py:491: Warning: Source ID 95 was not found when attempting to remove it apt[662] : GLib.source_ remove( id) apt[662] : /usr/lib/ python3/ dist-packages/ aptdaemon/ progress. py:491: Warning: Source ID 96 was not found when attempting to remove it apt[662] : GLib.source_ remove( id) apt[662] : /usr/lib/ python3/ dist-packages/ aptdaemon/ progress. py:491: Warning: Source ID 99 was not found when attempting to remove it apt[662] : GLib.source_ remove( id) apt[662] : /usr/lib/ python3/ dist-packages/ aptdaemon/ progress. py:491: Warning: Source ID 100 was not found when attempting to remove it apt[662] : GLib.source_ remove( id)
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