[Bug 1771429] Re: package wget 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

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Title:
  package wget 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4 failed to install/upgrade: package is
  in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before
  attempting configuration

Status in wget package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: wget 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-41.46~16.04.1-generic 4.13.16
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-41-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue May 15 16:30:06 2018
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:wget:1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4
   Processing triggers for doc-base (0.10.7) ...
   Processing 1 changed doc-base file...
   dpkg: error processing package wget (--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 2018-02-26 (77 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20170801)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
   apt  1.2.26
  SourcePackage: wget
  Title: package wget 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4 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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