[Bug 1778464] Re: package ifupdown 0.8.17ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Bob MacKnight]

This is happening very often - I attempt to load an app and the load
fails due to the reported issue. I have not reported this every time it
has happened - if I did, you would be hearing from me quite often.

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Title:
  package ifupdown 0.8.17ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is
  in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before
  attempting configuration

Status in ifupdown package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This came about while attempting to insstall VLC from Ubuntu software.
  The process returned the error and the above summary.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: ifupdown 0.8.17ubuntu1.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-23.25-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Jun 25 01:19:12 2018
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:ifupdown:0.8.17ubuntu1.1
   Setting up ubuntu-software (3.28.1-0ubuntu4.18.04.1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package ifupdown (--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 2018-06-24 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
  PythonDetails: N/A
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
   apt  1.6.1
  SourcePackage: ifupdown
  Title: package ifupdown 0.8.17ubuntu1.1 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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