Jeremy, if you get the prompt back immediately after the dpkg -l | awk
'/^iH/ { print $2 }' command, that means dpkg thinks nothing is half-
installed. This is good news; if you still have problems with:sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get -u dist-upgrade then please paste the results you're getting. Thanks -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1692981 Title: package libssl-dev:amd64 1.0.2g-1ubuntu11.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1692981/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
