package libreoffice-common 1:5.1.6~rc2-0ubuntu1~xenial4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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libreoffice (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Not obviously a bug- Adding Libreoffice base to existing Libreoffice installation.
Somehow got one copy installed, and another partially installed.
Then unable to remove packages to start over. Unclear what happened.
Ubuntu 16.04.5
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libreoffice-common 1:5.1.6~
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-138-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
AptOrdering:
libreoffice-
libreoffice-
libreoffice-
NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec 16 19:50:18 2018
DpkgTerminalLog:
Removing libreoffice-
Removing libreoffice-
dpkg: error processing package libreoffice-common (--remove):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal
DuplicateSignature:
package:
Removing libreoffice-
dpkg: error processing package libreoffice-common (--remove):
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 a removal
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-11 (461 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20160803)
PackageArchitec
RelatedPackageV
dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.5
apt 1.2.29
SourcePackage: libreoffice
Title: package libreoffice-common 1:5.1.6~
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2017-12-13 (368 days ago)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.