Public bug reported: sudo apt-get remove --purge virtualbox Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libgsoap-2.8.91 libllvm9 libsdl1.2debian libvncserver1 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: virtualbox* virtualbox-ext-pack 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 23 not upgraded. 1 not fully installed or removed. After this operation, 112 MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-ext-pack (--remove): package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal dpkg: too many errors, stopping Errors were encountered while processing: virtualbox-ext-pack Processing was halted because there were too many errors. E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: virtualbox-ext-pack 6.1.10-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-40.44-generic 5.4.44 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.4 AptOrdering: virtualbox-ext-pack:amd64: Remove virtualbox:amd64: Remove virtualbox-dkms:amd64: Remove NULL: ConfigurePending Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Sun Jul 19 11:18:14 2020 Dependencies: DpkgTerminalLog: dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-ext-pack (--remove): package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal dpkg: too many errors, stopping ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-07-17 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423) PackageArchitecture: all Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 PythonDetails: N/A RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1 SourcePackage: virtualbox-ext-pack Title: package virtualbox-ext-pack 6.1.10-1~ubuntu1.20.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: virtualbox-ext-pack (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package focal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1888110 Title: dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-ext-pack (--remove): package is in a very bad inconsistent state To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/virtualbox-ext-pack/+bug/1888110/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs