package libavfilter3:amd64 6:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Guido]

Error message prompted when trying to update software from the updates manager

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libavfilter3:amd64 6:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-61.100-generic 3.13.11-ckt22
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-61-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Aug 18 22:19:06 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:libavfilter3:amd64:6:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1: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
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-18 (273 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
SourcePackage: libav
Title: package libavfilter3:amd64 6:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 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)

[Reinhard Tartler (siretart)]

Is this reproducible? It sounds like something that can be resolved following http://askubuntu.com/questions/422696/package-is-in-a-very-bad-inconsistent-state

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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