[Bug 1858622] Re: package grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.23 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Mate Kukri]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 2069726 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2069726

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 2069726
   outdated grub2 install failure catch-all

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Title:
  package grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.23 failed to install/upgrade:
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it
  before attempting configuration

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Cannot update

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.23
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-72.81~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-72-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.21
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Jan  3 22:22:20 2020
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:grub-common:2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.23
   Setting up libfreetype6-dev:amd64 (2.6.1-0.1ubuntu2.4) ...
   dpkg: error processing package grub-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 2019-03-07 (305 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180731)
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-72-generic root=UUID=73b7b6be-93cf-40e4-a40d-600c0e342853 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.6
   apt  1.2.29ubuntu0.1
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.23 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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