package libpolkit-qt-1-1 0.103.0-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[teknohippie]

attempted to add something to the /etc/apt/sources.list using sudo gedit
received a warning (gedit 9639)
went back in and removed what I had added to the .list
received the same warning (I think)
attempted to download gksu
bug popped up

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libpolkit-qt-1-1 0.103.0-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-30.34~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt6
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15
AptOrdering:
 libgksu2-0: Install
 gksu: Install
 libpolkit-qt-1-1: Configure
 libgksu2-0: Configure
 gksu: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 19 19:52:09 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:libpolkit-qt-1-1:0.103.0-1ubuntu1: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 2015-09-28 (21 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: polkit-qt-1
Title: package libpolkit-qt-1-1 0.103.0-1ubuntu1 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)