[Bug 1700291] Re: package grub-pc 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  package grub-pc 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11 failed to install/upgrade:
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it
  before attempting configuration

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
  (Reading database ... 241852 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../grub-pc-bin_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11_i386.deb ...
  Unpacking grub-pc-bin (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11) over (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9) ...
  Preparing to unpack .../grub2-common_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11_i386.deb ...
  Unpacking grub2-common (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11) over (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9) ...
  Preparing to unpack .../grub-common_2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11_i386.deb ...
  Unpacking grub-common (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11) over (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
  Processing triggers for install-info (6.1.0.dfsg.1-5) ...
  Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu17) ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
  ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
  Setting up grub-common (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11) ...
  update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaults
  Setting up grub-pc-bin (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11) ...
  Setting up grub2-common (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11) ...
  dpkg: error processing package grub-pc (--configure):
   package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
   reinstall it before attempting configuration
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   grub-pc
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: grub-pc 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-54-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sat Jun 24 14:11:02 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:grub-pc:2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11
   Setting up grub2-common (2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11) ...
   dpkg: error processing package grub-pc (--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 2017-05-13 (41 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20170215.2)
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-54-generic root=UUID=15f04e42-5d73-494b-8550-f230f4b8ace9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
   apt  1.2.20
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package grub-pc 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.11 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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