package libopenal1:amd64 1:1.14-4ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Mike]

Non known ... unsure what openal-soft is?

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libopenal1:amd64 1:1.14-4ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Nov 16 11:30:49 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:libopenal1:amd64:1:1.14-4ubuntu1: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 2014-03-11 (250 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
SourcePackage: openal-soft
Title: package libopenal1:amd64 1:1.14-4ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-08-12 (95 days ago)

[Bret Curtis (psi29a)]

There are non-trivial changes between precise's (1.14) and trusty's (1.15) versions of libopenal-soft.

If you don't need it, no worries. If you do need it, just re-install it.

[Bret Curtis (psi29a)]

This should be fixed in 1.16 now available in Debian.