[Bug 1681556] Re: package imagemagick-common 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.5 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Simon Quigley]

Marking as Invalid because the release is EOL is not correct. Marking as Incomplete. Also, 18.04 is (at the time of writing) still in development, and you should expect some breakage.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Responses#Release_has_reached_End_of_Life_.28EOL.29

Reporter, is this still present on 17.10 or 16.04?

** Changed in: imagemagick (Ubuntu)
       Status: Invalid => Incomplete

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Title:
  package imagemagick-common 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.5 failed to
  install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you
  should  reinstall it before attempting configuration

Status in imagemagick package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Updates will not apply

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: imagemagick-common 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-22.24-generic 4.8.0
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-22-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Mon Apr 10 21:00:12 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:imagemagick-common:8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.5
   Setting up libgc1c2:amd64 (1:7.4.2-8ubuntu0.1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package imagemagick-common (--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 2017-04-10 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
   apt  1.3.4
  SourcePackage: imagemagick
  Title: package imagemagick-common 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu8.5 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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