Problem- consistent dpkg error processing package cannot configure

HankScorpio

1/6/23, 1:08 PM

newer Ubuntu user here.Having issues with installs and updates. While attempting an install I received errors regarding some packages. Have attempted numerous generic solutions (note I have already attempted apt-get clean, update, upgrade, install -f dpkg --configure -a and sudo apt-get clean && sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade from previous questions and receive the same error.) Sorry for my english and linux knowledge.Thanks

 package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration
No apport report written because the error message indicates it's a follow-up er
ror from a previous failure.
                            No apport report written because the error message i
ndicates it's a follow-up error from a previous failure.
                                                        dpkg: dependency problem
s prevent configuration of linux-headers-generic:
 linux-headers-generic depends on linux-headers-5.4.0-81-generic; however:
  Package linux-headers-5.4.0-81-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic:
 linux-generic depends on linux-headers-generic (= 5.4.0.81.85); however:
  Package linux-headers-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-generic (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-generic-hwe-18.04:
 linux-generic-hwe-18.04 depends on linux-generic; however:
  Package linux-generic is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package linux-generic-hwe-18.04 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports has already been reached
                                                                    Errors were 
encountered while processing:
 linux-headers-5.4.0-81-generic
 linux-headers-generic
 linux-generic
 linux-generic-hwe-18.04
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)```

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David

1/6/23, 1:13 PM

Are these messages during an install?

mchid

1/6/23, 1:17 PM

You may have to do `sudo apt -f install` and `sudo dpkg --configure -a` a few times until it works itself out.

mchid

1/6/23, 1:19 PM

Also, you should run `sudo apt install --reinstall linux-headers-5.4.0-81-generic`

mchid

1/6/23, 1:35 PM

Please provide the error from the reinstallation command. Thanks.

Knud Larsen

1/6/23, 1:39 PM

I got the same error yesterday : "package is in a very bad inconsistent state" ..."No apport report written because ......" → Fixed with `sudo apt install -f`

HankScorpio

1/7/23, 5:52 PM

mchid your suggestion worked and I was able to reinstall the packages. Problem seems corrected now. Thanks!

Elon Musk

I sit in a Tesla and translated this thread with Ai:

EN: Problem- consistent dpkg error processing package cannot configure

TH: แพ็คเกจการประมวลผลข้อผิดพลาด dpkg ที่มีปัญหาสอดคล้องกันไม่สามารถกำหนดค่าได้

RO: Pachetul de procesare a erorilor dpkg consecvent cu probleme nu poate fi configurat

RU: Пакет обработки ошибок dpkg, согласованный с проблемами, не может настроить

VI: Sự cố- gói xử lý lỗi dpkg nhất quán không thể định cấu hình

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