[Bug 1585295] Re: package openssh-client 1:7.2p2-4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Joshua Powers]

Thank you for your report.

This looks like a local configuration problem, rather than a bug in
Ubuntu. Per the logs it appears that the package is reported to be in an
inconsistent state. The way to resolve this is to reinstall the package
and get it back to a normal state.

You can find pointers to get help for this sort of problem here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

Since we use this bug tracker to track bugs in Ubuntu, rather than
configuration problems, I'm marking this bug as 'Incomplete'. This helps
us to focus on fixing bugs in Ubuntu.

If you believe that this is really a bug, then you may find it helpful
to read "How to report bugs effectively"
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful
if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem,
explain why you believe this is a bug in Ubuntu rather than a problem
specific to your system, and then change the bug status back to New.

** Changed in: openssh (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  package openssh-client 1:7.2p2-4 failed to install/upgrade: package is
  in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before
  attempting configuration

Status in openssh package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  os updates failed

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: openssh-client 1:7.2p2-4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.40-generic 4.4.8
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue May 24 19:54:34 2016
  DuplicateSignature:
   Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package openssh-client (--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 2015-12-13 (163 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   ssh-askpass       N/A
   libpam-ssh        N/A
   keychain          N/A
   ssh-askpass-gnome 1:7.2p2-4
  SSHClientVersion: OpenSSH_7.2p2 Ubuntu-4, OpenSSL 1.0.2g-fips  1 Mar 2016
  SourcePackage: openssh
  Title: package openssh-client 1:7.2p2-4 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-23 (30 days ago)

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