package libgoffice-0.10-10-common 0.10.9-1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Satyapriyananda]

While installing abiword, the installation was disrupted; dpkg --configure -a said that the above package was in bad shape and needs reinstallation. libgoffice-0.10-10-common 0.10.9-1.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libgoffice-0.10-10-common 0.10.9-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-40.69-generic 3.13.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-40-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Dec 7 13:37:33 2014
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature: package:libgoffice-0.10-10-common:0.10.9-1: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
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: goffice
Title: package libgoffice-0.10-10-common 0.10.9-1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Satyapriyananda (satyapriyananda)]

This line proves what ought to be done to set matters right.

libgoffice-0.10-10-common:0.10.9-1:package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

sudo apt-get install --reinstall libgoffice-0.10-10-common:0.10.9-1

and

sudo apt-get remove abiword

cleaned up the mess.

Then a fresh install

sudo apt-get install abiword.

This seems to have worked without throwing up a lot of problems. Thanks for the solution from the Google search.

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed by reinstalling a disrupted install.

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