[Bug 1720596] Re: package libsnappy1v5:amd64 1.1.3-2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Frank]

I was getting his error when downlaoding packages on Ubuntu 18.04

Resolved it this way:

downloaded the package from here:
https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/amd64/libsnappy1v5/download and put
it in my home directory.

Installed it through gdebi: $ gdebi libsnappy1v5_1.1.7-1_amd64.deb

Libsnappy package installed successfully, and after that all other
packege installs worked !

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Title:
  package libsnappy1v5:amd64 1.1.3-2 failed to install/upgrade: package
  is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before
  attempting configuration

Status in snappy package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  i dont know what to do

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libsnappy1v5:amd64 1.1.3-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-28.32~16.04.2-generic 4.10.17
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-28-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
  AptOrdering:
   rar: Install
   libsnappy1v5: Configure
   rar: Configure
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Oct  1 04:34:36 2017
  Dependencies:
   gcc-5-base 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4 [origin: unknown]
   gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
   libc6 2.23-0ubuntu9 [origin: unknown]
   libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
   libstdc++6 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4 [origin: unknown]
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:libsnappy1v5:amd64:1.1.3-2
   Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package libsnappy1v5: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
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
   apt  1.2.24
  SourcePackage: snappy
  Title: package libsnappy1v5:amd64 1.1.3-2 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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