package plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text 0.8.8-0ubuntu17.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Wout Leverman]

some packages not installed and/or some files not removed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text 0.8.8-0ubuntu17.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-45.74-generic 3.13.11-ckt13
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-45-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Feb 26 12:02:34 2015
DefaultPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-logo/ubuntu-logo.plymouth
DuplicateSignature: package:plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text:0.8.8-0ubuntu17.1: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 2014-03-26 (336 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MachineType: HP-Pavilion FL360AA-ABH m9480nl
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-45-generic root=UUID=e583b796-0e8a-4899-9811-944481505d26 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-45-generic root=UUID=e583b796-0e8a-4899-9811-944481505d26 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /lib/plymouth/themes/ubuntu-text/ubuntu-text.plymouth
Title: package plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text 0.8.8-0ubuntu17.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-30 (301 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 09/05/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 5.30
dmi.board.name: Benicia
dmi.board.vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION
dmi.board.version: 1.01
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr5.30:bd09/05/2008:svnHP-Pavilion:pnFL360AA-ABHm9480nl:pvr:rvnPEGATRONCORPORATION:rnBenicia:rvr1.01:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: FL360AA-ABH m9480nl
dmi.sys.vendor: HP-Pavilion

[Wout Leverman (w-leverman)]

i am not an experienced user

sorry