package openswan 1:2.6.38-1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

[Rohit Robichan]

Don't know much

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: openswan 1:2.6.38-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50~14.04.1-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jan 17 23:36:07 2018
Dependencies:

DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package openswan (--remove):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting a removal
DuplicateSignature: package:openswan:1:2.6.38-1: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 2018-01-06 (10 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Edubuntu 14.04.5 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20160803.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.7
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.14
SourcePackage: openswan
Title: package openswan 1:2.6.38-1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)