package libpoppler-qt5-1:amd64 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

[Samuel Ranz Castañeda]

I have no further details since I don't know the precise thing that has failed. I hope the logs are enough for you, sorry not to be more helpful.

Thank you a lot!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libpoppler-qt5-1:amd64 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-54-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 13 14:23:13 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package libpoppler-qt5-1:amd64 (--remove):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting a removal
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-01 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: poppler
Title: package libpoppler-qt5-1:amd64 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Bernard Moreton (bernard-moreton-1)]

I tried to install Qpdfview, but failed with the error message
W: Failed to fetch http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/p/poppler/libpoppler-qt5-1_0.62.0-2ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
  404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.88.149 80]

Ubuntu 18.04.1

Now I can't either install libpoppler-qt5, or un-install qpdfview from Synaptic.
The inconsistency needs urgent attention, I think.