[Bug 1701769] Re: package libc6-dev:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

Hi Kourosh,

Thanks for your report! It's useful together with other similar reports
to evaluate the state of Ubuntu and determine if there is a bug which
should be fixed.

But this is a bug report, not a support forum. Since you seem to need
help to fix the problem for yourself, I encourage you to seek support at
one of the places mentioned here:

https://www.ubuntu.com/support/community-support

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Title:
  package libc6-dev:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade:
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it
  before attempting configuration

Status in glibc package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Hi,

  recently I was unable to install software or update my operating
  system due to an error message in the top right corner saying "you
  have unment dependencies". I googled the problem, and found this
  command line, sudo apt-get install -f, to find out about the bug. My
  operating system is Ubuntu 16.04.

  I do not know what is wrong with the system. I am new to Ubuntu.

  Could you please help me ?

  
  Thank you, 
  Kourosh

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libc6-dev:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-54-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jun 30 20:15:16 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:libc6-dev:amd64:2.23-0ubuntu9
   Setting up libc6:amd64 (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
   dpkg: error processing package libc6-dev: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
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-10 (20 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
   apt  1.2.20
  SourcePackage: glibc
  Title: package libc6-dev:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu9 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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