[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

[shaik]

Dear Team,

Thank you very much for your extended support.

Regards
Shaik Dawood H
00966532900143

On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 11:44 PM, Joshua Powers <josh.powers at canonical.com>
wrote:

> 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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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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