package libreoffice 1:5.1.3-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

[Chelmite]

Libreoffice 1:5.1.3 won't install! I've tried the default packages from Ubuntu and can't get it to install!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libreoffice 1:5.1.3-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-23.41-generic 4.4.10
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 27 10:40:43 2016
Dependencies:

DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package libreoffice (--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 2013-05-02 (1121 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: libreoffice
Title: package libreoffice 1:5.1.3-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-05-25 (2 days ago)

[Björn Michaelsen (bjoern-michaelsen)]

Provided logs dont show any root problem, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1586497/+attachment/4671528/+files/DpkgHistoryLog.txt has dpkg exiting with -1, but there are no reasons to be found. Curiously this happened in the log to other packages before, so this is likely unrelated to libreoffice. => bot-stop-nagging.

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