[Bug 1101336] Re: package dash 0.5.7-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting configuration.

[Bill Pringlemeir]

The 'cpio' extract happened several days ago.  However, the klibc
package included 'dash'.  I went through all the directories from my
cpio and then used '/var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list' to find the package
responsible for the files.  Then I used apt-get to download only and
then used dpkg to force a re-install.  It is quite possible that this is
responsible (or maybe I have some strange multilib package).  How does
one do,

  dpkg: error processing dash (--configure):
  Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
  reinstall it before attempting configuration.

Like, what command should I run?  'apt-get --force dash'?

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Title:
  package dash 0.5.7-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a
  very bad inconsistent state - you should  reinstall it before
  attempting configuration.

Status in “dash” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  some package thing was updating my system.  I don't know, all the
  details are hidden from the user.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: dash 0.5.7-3ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-22.34-generic 3.5.7.2
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-22-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jan 14 12:50:03 2013
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   dpkg: error processing dash (--configure):
    Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should
    reinstall it before attempting configuration.
   Setting up install-info (4.13a.dfsg.1-10ubuntu2) ...
  ErrorMessage: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration.
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-09-13 (858 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100816.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: dash
  Title: package dash 0.5.7-3ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration.
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-22 (88 days ago)

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