package fakeroot 1.20.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Diogo Franco]

dpkg: erro ao processar o pacote fakeroot (--configure):
 O pacote está num mau estado de inconsistência; deve
 reinstala-lo antes de tentar configura-lo.
Erros foram encontrados durante o processamento de:
 fakeroot
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: fakeroot 1.20.2-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-30.36-generic 4.2.8-ckt3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 8 09:30:19 2016
Dependencies:
 gcc-5-base 5.2.1-22ubuntu2
 libc6 2.21-0ubuntu4.1
 libfakeroot 1.20.2-1ubuntu1
 libgcc1 1:5.2.1-22ubuntu2
DuplicateSignature: package:fakeroot:1.20.2-1ubuntu1: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 2015-09-16 (173 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: fakeroot
Title: package fakeroot 1.20.2-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2016-03-08 (0 days ago)

[Ken Sharp (kennybobs)]

Does this still occur on a supported version of Ubuntu?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for fakeroot (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]