Public bug reported: I'm new to bug reporting so please forgive me if I'm doing it wrong. I was trying to run apt-get updgrade and it crashed. There appears to be something wrong with tar, but I don't know what or how. My system is pretty hosed at the moment.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: tar 1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-101.148-generic 3.13.11-ckt39 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-101-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Nov 22 12:14:59 2016 DuplicateSignature: package:tar:1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1:package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-22 (761 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.7 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.15 SourcePackage: tar Title: package tar 1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2016-08-07 (106 days ago) ** Affects: tar (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to tar in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1643717 Title: package tar 1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade Status in tar package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I'm new to bug reporting so please forgive me if I'm doing it wrong. I was trying to run apt-get updgrade and it crashed. There appears to be something wrong with tar, but I don't know what or how. My system is pretty hosed at the moment. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: tar 1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-101.148-generic 3.13.11-ckt39 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-101-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Nov 22 12:14:59 2016 DuplicateSignature: package:tar:1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1:package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-22 (761 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2) RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.7 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.15 SourcePackage: tar Title: package tar 1.27.1-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2016-08-07 (106 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tar/+bug/1643717/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp