[Bug 1696735] Re: package libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[John Johnson]

This is my run:rj at jrj-Aspire-X1700:~$ sudo apt -f install
[sudo] password for jrj:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer 
required:
   freeglut3 javascript-common libaec0 libarmadillo6 libarpack2
   libavdevice-ffmpeg56 libcoin80v5 libhtsengine1 libmpcdec6 libsuperlu4
   linux-headers-4.4.0-66 linux-headers-4.4.0-66-generic 
linux-headers-4.4.0-67
   linux-headers-4.4.0-67-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-70
   linux-headers-4.4.0-70-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-72
   linux-headers-4.4.0-72-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-75
   linux-headers-4.4.0-75-generic linux-headers-4.4.0-77
   linux-headers-4.4.0-77-generic linux-image-4.4.0-66-generic
   linux-image-4.4.0-67-generic linux-image-4.4.0-70-generic
   linux-image-4.4.0-72-generic linux-image-4.4.0-75-generic
   linux-image-4.4.0-77-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-66-generic
   linux-image-extra-4.4.0-67-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-70-generic
   linux-image-extra-4.4.0-72-generic linux-image-extra-4.4.0-75-generic
   linux-image-extra-4.4.0-77-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/130 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
dpkg: error processing package libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 (--configure):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting configuration
Errors were encountered while processing:
  libgssapi-krb5-2:i386
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
jrj at jrj-Aspire-X1700:~$



On 06/08/2017 01:15 PM, Andreas Hasenack wrote:
> sudo apt -f install

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Title:
  package libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2 failed to
  install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you
  should  reinstall it before attempting configuration

Status in krb5 package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  unknown

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-78.99-generic 4.4.62
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-78-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jun  8 08:22:46 2017
  ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-12 (481 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  PackageArchitecture: i386
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
   apt  1.2.20
  SourcePackage: krb5
  Title: package libgssapi-krb5-2:i386 1.13.2+dfsg-5ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-05-22 (381 days ago)

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