package mesa-vdpau-drivers:amd64 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

Bug #1693749 reported by Ark
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Bug Description

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: mesa-vdpau-drivers:amd64 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-78.99-generic 4.4.62
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-78-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Fri May 19 09:40:13 2017
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra_58.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.1281_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra (58.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.1281) over (58.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.16.04.1279) ...
 dpkg: error processing package mesa-vdpau-drivers:amd64 (--configure):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting configuration
DuplicateSignature:
 package:mesa-vdpau-drivers:amd64:12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
 Unpacking chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra (58.0.3029.110-0ubuntu0.16.04.1281) over (58.0.3029.96-0ubuntu0.16.04.1279) ...
 dpkg: error processing package mesa-vdpau-drivers:amd64 (--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
ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [1043:15ad]
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. GeForce 820M [1043:15ad]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-13 (194 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. X751LD
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-78-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=96bf48a0-5869-47ea-a52f-064db693f87f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: mesa
Title: package mesa-vdpau-drivers:amd64 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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)
dmi.bios.date: 02/07/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: X751LD.302
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: X751LD
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrX751LD.302:bd02/07/2014:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnX751LD:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnX751LD:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: X751LD
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.70-1~ubuntu16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 12.0.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Fri May 26 12:16:44 2017
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 Failed to load module "nvidia" (module does not exist, 0)
 NOUVEAU(G0): [XvMC] Failed to initialize extension.
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 912
 vendor LGD
xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.2

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Ark (od2elf) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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