package libwireshark-data 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.17.04 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Erion]

not continuing removal with command autoremove in terminal

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: libwireshark-data 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.17.04
Uname: Linux 4.11.0-041100rc6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
AptOrdering: NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jun 30 15:45:32 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package libwireshark-data (--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
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-06 (360 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4
SourcePackage: wireshark
Title: package libwireshark-data 2.2.6+g32dac6a-2ubuntu0.17.04 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-13 (78 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.wireshark.init.lua: [deleted]

[Balint Reczey (rbalint)]

It looks like from DpkgHistoryLog.txt that dpkg started failing before it started installing the wireshark update.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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