Errors were encountered while processing: distro-info-data

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I'm trying to install aptitude package by using the command:



 sudo apt-get install aptitude


but installation is getting terminated and is returning the following errors:



dpkg: error processing package distro-info-data (--configure):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration.
Errors were encountered while processing:
distro-info-data
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Please can anyone tell me how to fix this error?










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  • Which version of Ubuntu are you running?
    – L. D. James
    Apr 13 at 12:03










  • I'm using 16.04
    – Saikiran Kallatti
    Apr 13 at 14:32










  • Did you follow the given advice and try sudo apt install --reinstall distro-info-data ?
    – user535733
    Apr 13 at 16:05















up vote
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I'm trying to install aptitude package by using the command:



 sudo apt-get install aptitude


but installation is getting terminated and is returning the following errors:



dpkg: error processing package distro-info-data (--configure):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration.
Errors were encountered while processing:
distro-info-data
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Please can anyone tell me how to fix this error?










share|improve this question























  • Which version of Ubuntu are you running?
    – L. D. James
    Apr 13 at 12:03










  • I'm using 16.04
    – Saikiran Kallatti
    Apr 13 at 14:32










  • Did you follow the given advice and try sudo apt install --reinstall distro-info-data ?
    – user535733
    Apr 13 at 16:05













up vote
1
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favorite









up vote
1
down vote

favorite











I'm trying to install aptitude package by using the command:



 sudo apt-get install aptitude


but installation is getting terminated and is returning the following errors:



dpkg: error processing package distro-info-data (--configure):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration.
Errors were encountered while processing:
distro-info-data
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Please can anyone tell me how to fix this error?










share|improve this question















I'm trying to install aptitude package by using the command:



 sudo apt-get install aptitude


but installation is getting terminated and is returning the following errors:



dpkg: error processing package distro-info-data (--configure):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration.
Errors were encountered while processing:
distro-info-data
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Please can anyone tell me how to fix this error?







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  • Which version of Ubuntu are you running?
    – L. D. James
    Apr 13 at 12:03










  • I'm using 16.04
    – Saikiran Kallatti
    Apr 13 at 14:32










  • Did you follow the given advice and try sudo apt install --reinstall distro-info-data ?
    – user535733
    Apr 13 at 16:05

















  • Which version of Ubuntu are you running?
    – L. D. James
    Apr 13 at 12:03










  • I'm using 16.04
    – Saikiran Kallatti
    Apr 13 at 14:32










  • Did you follow the given advice and try sudo apt install --reinstall distro-info-data ?
    – user535733
    Apr 13 at 16:05
















Which version of Ubuntu are you running?
– L. D. James
Apr 13 at 12:03




Which version of Ubuntu are you running?
– L. D. James
Apr 13 at 12:03












I'm using 16.04
– Saikiran Kallatti
Apr 13 at 14:32




I'm using 16.04
– Saikiran Kallatti
Apr 13 at 14:32












Did you follow the given advice and try sudo apt install --reinstall distro-info-data ?
– user535733
Apr 13 at 16:05





Did you follow the given advice and try sudo apt install --reinstall distro-info-data ?
– user535733
Apr 13 at 16:05
















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