package finger 0.17-15 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

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My update installations keep failing.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: finger 0.17-15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-43.49~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt10
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-43-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 7 01:15:47 2016
Dependencies:
 gcc-4.9-base 4.9.1-0ubuntu1 [origin: unknown]
 libc6 2.19-0ubuntu6.6 [origin: unknown]
 libgcc1 1:4.9.1-0ubuntu1 [origin: unknown]
 multiarch-support 2.19-0ubuntu6.6 [origin: unknown]
DuplicateSignature: package:finger:0.17-15: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 2015-08-09 (151 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: bsd-finger
Title: package finger 0.17-15 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)