package linux-signed-image-3.16.0-48-generic 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[john yuan]

do not know what happened.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-signed-image-3.16.0-48-generic 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt17
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-51-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.16
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 18 07:54:50 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-signed-image-3.16.0-48-generic:3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1: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 2015-04-19 (183 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: linux-signed-lts-utopic
Title: package linux-signed-image-3.16.0-48-generic 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1 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.