package libffi6:i386 3.2.1-8 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Satya Narayan Sahu]

1 st time system get restart

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: libffi6:i386 3.2.1-8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-29.31-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-29-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 20 23:57:30 2018
Dependencies:
 gcc-8-base 8.2.0-1ubuntu2~18.04
 libc6 2.27-3ubuntu1
 libgcc1 1:8.2.0-1ubuntu2~18.04
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libffi6:i386:3.2.1-8
 Setting up vlc-plugin-visualization:amd64 (3.0.3-1-1ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libffi6:i386 (--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 2018-10-20 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
PackageArchitecture: i386
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.3
SourcePackage: libffi
Title: package libffi6:i386 3.2.1-8 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)

[Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco)]

I would try an apt-get install --reinstall of the package.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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