[Bug 1692996] [NEW] package apport 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[David Moncrief]

Public bug reported:

I tried to install the following updates:
apport 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
apport-gtk 2.20-4-0ubuntu4.1
unattended-upgrades 0.93.1ubuntu2.2
these upgrades failed to install and produced a system error.

I then tried to update an application, indicator-kdeconnect which then
produced the apport error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: apport 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-21.23-generic 4.10.11
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm wl nvidia
ApportLog:
 
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
AptOrdering:
 indicator-kdeconnect:amd64: Remove
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 600:110:117:0:2017-05-17 16:02:54.202140415 -0400:2017-05-12 10:15:15.548592471 -0400:/var/crash/_opt_google_chrome_chrome.1000.uploaded
 640:1000:117:8425789:2017-05-17 16:02:51.106106996 -0400:2017-05-17 16:02:52.106106996 -0400:/var/crash/_opt_google_chrome_chrome.1000.crash
 664:1000:117:0:2017-05-17 16:02:52.110107045 -0400:2017-05-17 16:02:52.110107045 -0400:/var/crash/_opt_google_chrome_chrome.1000.upload
 640:1000:117:7647277:2017-05-22 15:31:16.909297466 -0400:2017-05-22 15:31:17.909297466 -0400:/var/crash/_usr_bin_compiz.1000.crash
 600:0:117:204585:2017-05-23 14:09:48.879699707 -0400:2017-05-23 14:09:49.879699707 -0400:/var/crash/apport.0.crash
Date: Tue May 23 14:09:49 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:apport:2.20.4-0ubuntu4
 Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+17.04.20170406-0ubuntu1) ...
 Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
 dpkg: error processing package apport (--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 2014-11-19 (916 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt  1.4
SourcePackage: apport
Title: package apport 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-14 (39 days ago)

** Affects: apport (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package zesty

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Title:
  package apport 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: package is
  in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before
  attempting configuration

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I tried to install the following updates:
  apport 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
  apport-gtk 2.20-4-0ubuntu4.1
  unattended-upgrades 0.93.1ubuntu2.2
  these upgrades failed to install and produced a system error.

  I then tried to update an application, indicator-kdeconnect which then
  produced the apport error.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: apport 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-21.23-generic 4.10.11
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm wl nvidia
  ApportLog:
   
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4
  AptOrdering:
   indicator-kdeconnect:amd64: Remove
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashReports:
   600:110:117:0:2017-05-17 16:02:54.202140415 -0400:2017-05-12 10:15:15.548592471 -0400:/var/crash/_opt_google_chrome_chrome.1000.uploaded
   640:1000:117:8425789:2017-05-17 16:02:51.106106996 -0400:2017-05-17 16:02:52.106106996 -0400:/var/crash/_opt_google_chrome_chrome.1000.crash
   664:1000:117:0:2017-05-17 16:02:52.110107045 -0400:2017-05-17 16:02:52.110107045 -0400:/var/crash/_opt_google_chrome_chrome.1000.upload
   640:1000:117:7647277:2017-05-22 15:31:16.909297466 -0400:2017-05-22 15:31:17.909297466 -0400:/var/crash/_usr_bin_compiz.1000.crash
   600:0:117:204585:2017-05-23 14:09:48.879699707 -0400:2017-05-23 14:09:49.879699707 -0400:/var/crash/apport.0.crash
  Date: Tue May 23 14:09:49 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:apport:2.20.4-0ubuntu4
   Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.3+17.04.20170406-0ubuntu1) ...
   Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
   dpkg: error processing package apport (--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 2014-11-19 (916 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
   apt  1.4
  SourcePackage: apport
  Title: package apport 2.20.4-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-04-14 (39 days ago)

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