package libsdl2-2.0-0:amd64 2.0.6+dfsg1-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

Bug #1753204 reported by Kevin Heath High
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Bug Description

installing wireshark-qt

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: libsdl2-2.0-0:amd64 2.0.6+dfsg1-3ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: hostname 4.13.0-32.35-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Mar 3 22:12:54 2018
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2018-03-03 22:12:14
 Commandline: apt install wireshark-qt
 Requested-By: kevin (1000)
 Install: libc-ares2:amd64 (1.13.0-2, automatic), libnghttp2-14:amd64 (1.25.0-1, automatic), libwireshark10:amd64 (2.4.2-1, automatic), javascript-common:amd64 (11, automatic), libwiretap7:amd64 (2.4.2-1, automatic), geoip-database-extra:amd64 (20170912-1, automatic), libwsutil8:amd64 (2.4.2-1, automatic), libjs-openlayers:amd64 (2.13.1+ds2-4, automatic), wireshark:amd64 (2.4.2-1, automatic), wireshark-common:amd64 (2.4.2-1, automatic), libwscodecs1:amd64 (2.4.2-1, automatic), libwireshark-data:amd64 (2.4.2-1, automatic), wireshark-qt:amd64 (2.4.2-1), libsmi2ldbl:amd64 (0.4.8+dfsg2-15, automatic)
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-29 (126 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
SourcePackage: libsdl2
Title: package libsdl2-2.0-0:amd64 2.0.6+dfsg1-3ubuntu1 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)

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Kevin Heath High (kevinheathhigh) wrote :
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Gianfranco Costamagna (costamagnagianfranco) wrote :

unfortunately 17.10 is EOL now, please update to a supported ubuntu release

Changed in libsdl2 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for libsdl2 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in libsdl2 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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