package mailcrypt 3.5.9-6 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[ray]

I don't know anything about the real issue of this problem - the system is telling me about this problem over and over again - each time another or a new pakege gets installed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: mailcrypt 3.5.9-6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-39.66-generic 3.13.11.8
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-39-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 28 19:52:54 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:mailcrypt:3.5.9-6: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 2014-10-13 (46 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: mailcrypt
Title: package mailcrypt 3.5.9-6 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)

[Yo (yleduc)]

Hi,
remove the half-installed packages by forcing dependencies.

sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq --force-depends <package-name>

Then I had to reinstall them

sudo apt-get -f install <package-name>

That should solve any issue. But please make sure you have network connectivity when you try to do this. Otherwise, you will have to go through even more trouble.

[ray (raimund-z)]

Am 28.11.2014 um 20:03 schrieb Yo:
> sudo dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq --force-depends mailcrypt

> Then I had to reinstall them
>
> sudo apt-get -f install mailcrypt

Worked! Thanx!

ray