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
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dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-ext-pack (--remove):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state
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