Applications in the software install and uninstall correctly however I still get this error

[Billy Barrow]

I can install and uninstall apps successfully(?) however I get this error. I don't know if the install/uninstall was 100% succeffull but they seemed to work.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: searchandrescue 1.4.0-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
AptOrdering:
 lmms: Remove
 searchandrescue: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Nov 14 09:59:07 2012
ErrorMessage: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting configuration.
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
SourcePackage: searchandrescue
Title: package searchandrescue 1.4.0-2 failed to install/upgrade: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting configuration.
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-26 (18 days ago)