this error occurs 1-2 minutes after ubuntu starts
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: thunderbird 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-53.60~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-53-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
AptOrdering:
thunderbird-gnome-support:amd64: Install
NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: abdullah 1918 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20210304234616
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Channel: Unavailable
Date: Tue Jun 1 14:15:04 2021
DpkgTerminalLog:
Preparing to unpack .../thunderbird-gnome-support_1%3a78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking thunderbird-gnome-support (1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) over (1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1) ...
[1mdpkg:[0m error processing package thunderbird (--configure):
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
ForcedLayersAccel: False
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-06-01 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210209.1)
IpRoute:
default via 192.168.10.1 dev wlp2s0 proto dhcp metric 600
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlp2s0 scope link metric 1000
192.168.10.0/24 dev wlp2s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.10.6 metric 600
NoProfiles: True
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
apt 2.0.5
RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: thunderbird
Title: package thunderbird 1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 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: 09/12/2012
dmi.bios.release: 4.6
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A09
dmi.board.name: 0J7MXV
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA09:bd09/12/2012:br4.6:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeXT3:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn0J7MXV:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude XT3
dmi.product.version: 01
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner. Your issue was probably caused by a bad download and:
sudo apt clean
sudo apt install thunderbird
would probably have resolved the issue and allowed the update to complete.
Presumably this issue has now been resolved as the currently supported release of Thunderbird in Ubuntu 20.04 is 78.14.0 for which a further download would have been required.