This bug affected my too, but I was able to solve it. Short answer: dh-python is dependent on python3, python3 is dependent on dh-python. Solve it by running: sudo dpkg --force-configure-any --configure dh-python
Long answer: I did a do-release-upgrade on my Ubuntu Gnome 15.10 to 16.04, but it failed a gconf2, with the massage it was dependent on python3.5, but it was not configured, and I was unable to configure it. However, I started with: sudo dpkg --configure python3 -> Didn't work because it was dependent on python3.5, so I did a sudo dpkg --configure python3.5 -> Didn't work because it was dependent on (see next line), so I did a sudo dpkg --configure libpython3.5-stdlib sudo dpkg --configure python3.5 sudo dpkg --configure python3 sudo dpkg --configure libpython3-stdlib and then I ran: sudo dpkg --configure python3 --> Which did not work, becasue it was dependent on dh-python, so I ran udo dpkg --configure dh-python --> Which did not work either, because it was dependent on python3. I was able to get past this by running: sudo dpkg --force-configure-any --configure dh-python And now everything seems to work. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1565115 Title: package libpython3.5-minimal:amd64 3.5.1-10 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/+bug/1565115/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
