This has been fixed a long time ago. To be sure, I checked it again in 14.04, and I get the following behavour:
a confirmation alert appears. It has the text 'New software can’t be installed, because there is a problem with the software currently installed. Do you want to repair this problem now?'" ** Changed in: aptdaemon Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/635101 Title: Inconsistent package state error message is misleading To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/aptdaemon/+bug/635101/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs