package openjdk-8-jdk:amd64 8u265-b01-0ubuntu2~16.04 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

[Ravi Raj]

this package is broken

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: openjdk-8-jdk:amd64 8u265-b01-0ubuntu2~16.04
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-122.124~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-122-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.25
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Nov 3 13:16:59 2020
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2020-11-03 13:16:38
 Commandline: /usr/sbin/synaptic
 Requested-By: ravi (1000)
 Remove: openjdk-8-jdk:amd64 (8u265-b01-0ubuntu2~16.04), google-cloud-sdk-datastore-emulator:amd64 (315.0.0-0)
 Purge: git-cola:amd64 (2.5-1)
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Removing google-cloud-sdk-datastore-emulator (315.0.0-0) ...
 dpkg: error processing package openjdk-8-jdk:amd64 (--remove):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting a removal
DuplicateSignature:
 package:openjdk-8-jdk:amd64:8u265-b01-0ubuntu2~16.04
 Removing google-cloud-sdk-datastore-emulator (315.0.0-0) ...
 dpkg: error processing package openjdk-8-jdk:amd64 (--remove):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-05-27 (160 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20190227)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.6
 apt 1.2.32ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: openjdk-8
Title: package openjdk-8-jdk:amd64 8u265-b01-0ubuntu2~16.04 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)

[Thorsten Glaser (mirabilos)]

well, try to reinstall the package…

apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk:amd64