lots of tabs open in chromium... package libmail-sendmail-perl 0.79.16-1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[David F Flanders]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libmail-sendmail-perl 0.79.16-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-87.133-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-87-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 18 17:05:25 2016
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-18 (762 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.6
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.13
SourcePackage: libmail-sendmail-perl
Title: package libmail-sendmail-perl 0.79.16-1 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)

[Florian Schlichting (fschlich)]

please try reinstalling libmail-sendmail-perl, and paste output if this fails

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for libmail-sendmail-perl (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]