[Bug 1616996] Re: package initramfs-tools-bin 0.122ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

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Thu Aug 25 16:30:08 UTC 2016


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Title:
  package initramfs-tools-bin 0.122ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade:
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it
  before attempting configuration

Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  software update failed after new install.
  tried to run sudo apt-get install -f
  failed along these lines.

  
  The following additional packages will be installed:
    libklibc
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    libklibc
  1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 308 not upgraded.
  6 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0 B/52.1 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
  (Reading database ... 173361 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../libklibc_2.0.4-8ubuntu1.16.04.1_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking libklibc (2.0.4-8ubuntu1.16.04.1) over (2.0.4-8ubuntu1) ...
  Setting up libklibc (2.0.4-8ubuntu1.16.04.1) ...
  Setting up klibc-utils (2.0.4-8ubuntu1.16.04.1) ...
  dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools-bin (--configure):
   package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
   reinstall it before attempting configuration
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of initramfs-tools-core:
   initramfs-tools-core depends on initramfs-tools-bin (= 0.122ubuntu8.1); however:
    Package initramfs-tools-bin is not configured yet.

  No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                            dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools-core (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of initramfs-tools:
   initramfs-tools depends on initramfs-tools-core (= 0.122ubuntu8.1); however:
    Package initramfs-tools-core is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of console-setup:
   console-setup depends on initramfs-tools (>= 0.85eubuntu12) | linux-initramfs-tool; however:
    Package initramfs-tools is not configured yet.
    Package linux-initramfs-tool is not installed.
    Package initramfs-tools which provides linux-initramfs-tool is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package console-setup (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of brltty:
   brltty depends on initramfs-tools (>= 0.40ubuntu30); however:
    Package initramfNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                              No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                            No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
          s-tools is not configured yet.

  dpkg: error processing package brltty (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   initramfs-tools-bin
   initramfs-tools-core
   initramfs-tools
   console-setup
   brltty
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: initramfs-tools-bin 0.122ubuntu8.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Aug 25 11:23:29 2016
  Dependencies:
   gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
   libc6 2.23-0ubuntu3
   libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
   libudev1 229-4ubuntu7
  DuplicateSignature:
   Setting up klibc-utils (2.0.4-8ubuntu1.16.04.1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools-bin (--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
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-24 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.10ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: initramfs-tools
  Title: package initramfs-tools-bin 0.122ubuntu8.1 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)

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