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I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and have a problem with libxcursor1:amd64 which is causing everything to run really slow and not allow packages to be updated.

I have tried apt-get -f install to fix things and got this:

dpkg: error processing package libxcursor1:amd64 (--configure):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration
Errors were encountered while processing:
libxcursor1:amd64
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

I have tried to force it to remove the package and reinstall it (failed). I have tried going into recovery mode and running it before everything loads, and this failed. Really stuck, as the laptop is unusable.

Thanks, Dom.

N0rbert
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dombov
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UPDATE: for some reason, synaptic managed to reinstall the package in place, whereas I couldn't get it to reinstall using the command line. Anyway, it is fixed, so, I guess the lesson is go for the simple answer first...

Thanks to N0rbert for the help.

dombov
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