Please try doing like this (just change the package name accordingly): http://askubuntu.com/questions/409308/package-is-in-a-very-bad- inconsistent-state-you-should-reinstall-it-before-at
** Changed in: account-plugins (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to account-plugins in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1486879 Title: package libaccount-plugin-google 0.11+14.04.20140409.1-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration Status in account-plugins package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: For a few weeks, some software wont update. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: libaccount-plugin-google 0.11+14.04.20140409.1-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-62.102-generic 3.13.11-ckt24 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-62-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Aug 20 09:08:15 2015 DuplicateSignature: package:libaccount-plugin-google:0.11+14.04.20140409.1-0ubuntu2: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 2014-04-03 (503 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10 SourcePackage: account-plugins Title: package libaccount-plugin-google 0.11+14.04.20140409.1-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-24 (482 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/account-plugins/+bug/1486879/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp