Public bug reported: I'm running ubuntu 14.04 Trusty and I tried to update and for some reason there are now unmet dependencies. Tried to reinstall as ubuntu recommends but it says the following:
dpkg: error processing package empathy-common (--configure): package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration Errors were encountered while processing: empathy-common Error in function: dpkg: error processing package empathy-common (--configure): package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: empathy-common 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-55.94-generic 3.13.11-ckt20 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-55-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Sep 7 13:14:44 2015 DuplicateSignature: package:empathy-common:3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2: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 2014-04-11 (514 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: empathy Title: package empathy-common 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-01-18 (231 days ago) ** Affects: empathy (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package third-party-packages trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1493145 Title: package empathy-common 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/empathy/+bug/1493145/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs