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
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