[Bug 1391111] Re: package debhelper 9.20131227ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Shane Synan]

This happened after I tried to use the Printers tool (system-config-
printers) to automatically install an Epson printer driver.  It added
the Epson repository, started to install epson-inkjet-printer-201211w,
then hung for several minutes.  After a reboot, I found out that
debhelper was improperly installed.

To work-around the broken package, I used 'sudo apt-get install
--reinstall debhelper' followed by 'sudo apt-get remove debhelper'.

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Title:
  package debhelper 9.20131227ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package
  is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before
  attempting configuration

Status in debhelper package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  appear during every update of packages

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: debhelper 9.20131227ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-37.64-generic 3.13.11.7
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-37-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
  AptOrdering:
   linux-firmware: Install
   debhelper: Configure
   linux-firmware: Configure
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Nov 10 11:48:31 2014
  DuplicateSignature: package:debhelper:9.20131227ubuntu1:package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
  ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-24 (108 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: debhelper
  Title: package debhelper 9.20131227ubuntu1 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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