[Bug 1747390] Re: package libidn11:amd64 1.32-3ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[seagle]

Similar issue while upgrading Ubuntu Mate from 16.04 to 18.04.

(Reading database ... 324225 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libidn11_1.33-2.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libidn11_1.33-2.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 triggers ci file contains unknown directive syntax
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libidn11_1.33-2.1ubuntu1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:

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Title:
  package libidn11:amd64 1.32-3ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade:
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it
  before attempting configuration

Status in libidn package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  it happens all the time, I think it's when I boot my computer...
  Everything seems to work quite ok, but there is always this bug crash
  report ! thx !

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libidn11:amd64 1.32-3ubuntu1.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-112.135-generic 4.4.98
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-112-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Feb  2 11:54:41 2018
  Dependencies:
   gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
   libc6 2.23-0ubuntu10
   libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:libidn11:amd64:1.32-3ubuntu1.2
   Setting up libc6-dev:amd64 (2.23-0ubuntu10) ...
   dpkg: error processing package libidn11:amd64 (--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 2017-04-12 (298 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160421)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
   apt  1.2.24
  SourcePackage: libidn
  Title: package libidn11:amd64 1.32-3ubuntu1.2 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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