package libtiff5:i386 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

Bug #1699122 reported by Ayush
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Bug Description

I am not able to install Xpad because of this error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libtiff5:i386 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-78.99-generic 4.4.62
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-78-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
AptOrdering:
 xpad: Install
 libtiff5: Configure
 xpad: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 20 18:08:13 2017
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2017-06-20 18:08:03
 Commandline: apt-get install xpad
 Requested-By: ayush (1000)
 Install: xpad:amd64 (4.5.0-0ubuntu1)
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libtiff5:i386:4.0.6-1ubuntu0.2
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libtiff5:i386 (--configure):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-18 (184 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitecture: i386
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.15ubuntu0.2
SourcePackage: tiff
Title: package libtiff5:i386 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Ayush (ayushkr) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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