[Bug 1577192] Re: package gcc-doc 4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up

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** Changed in: gcc-defaults (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  package gcc-doc 4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: there is
  no script in the new version of the package - giving up

Status in gcc-defaults package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Tried to update from 14.04 to 16.04 and a lot more than this failed to
  install.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: gcc-doc 4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun May  1 10:33:35 2016
  ErrorMessage: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-23 (1225 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
   apt  1.2.10ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: gcc-defaults
  Title: package gcc-doc 4:4.8.2-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-05-01 (0 days ago)

  Attempted to uninstall the package: gcc-doc
  Resulted in the following error:
  dpkg: error processing package gcc-doc (--purge):
   package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
   reinstall it before attempting a removal
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   gcc-doc
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
  A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:

  Package also can not be de-selected in the update manager.

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