tl;dr: your system is in a mess. Please contact user support if you don't know how to handle it, but it's most likely due to some odd thing you did rather than a bug.
** Changed in: libxml2 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1742902 Title: package libxml2:amd64 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.5 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/libxml2/+bug/1742902/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs