[Bug 1608251] Re: package base-files 9.4ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Steve Langasek]

The attached dpkg history log only shows that you were upgrading base-
files from version 9.4ubuntu to version 9.4ubuntu4.2.  It does not show
what happened to leave this package in an inconsistent state.  Do you
know anything more than what is included in the attached logs?

** Changed in: base-files (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package base-files 9.4ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in
  a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before
  attempting configuration

Status in base-files package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  sudo apt-get install -f
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 338 not upgraded.
  1 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0 B/68.7 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
  dpkg: error processing package base-files (--configure):
   package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
   reinstall it before attempting configuration
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   base-files
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: base-files 9.4ubuntu4
  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 Jul 31 22:18:01 2016
  Dependencies:
   
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   dpkg: error processing package base-files (--configure):
    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 2016-07-31 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
   apt  1.2.10ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: base-files
  Title: package base-files 9.4ubuntu4 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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