package software-properties-common 0.92.37.7 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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software-properties (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I tried to reinstall software updater, as issues removing broken packages caused it to work incorrectly.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: software-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic i686
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jan 14 18:21:35 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-09 (766 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130820.1)
PackageArchitec
RelatedPackageV
dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5
apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: software-properties
Title: package software-
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-08-11 (156 days ago)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.