package libpolkit-backend-1-0:amd64 0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

Bug #1527056 reported by Quy Ngan Nguyen Huu
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Bug Description

I've got a power drop when `apt-get upgrade` because of the system freezing. then I `apt-get upgrade` again and got this message:

quyngan@MA:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
[sudo] password for quyngan:
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
quyngan@MA:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up libpolkit-gobject-1-0:amd64 (0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.1) ...
Setting up libxml2:amd64 (2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6) ...
Setting up libxml2:i386 (2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libssl1.0.0:amd64 (1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16) ...
Setting up libssl1.0.0:i386 (1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up libpolkit-agent-1-0:amd64 (0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.1) ...
Setting up libcupsfilters1:amd64 (1.0.52-0ubuntu1.6) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.10.1-0ubuntu2) ...
Setting up google-chrome-stable (47.0.2526.80-1) ...
dpkg: error processing package libpolkit-backend-1-0:amd64 (--configure):
 package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration
Setting up libxml2-dev:amd64 (2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.6) ...
Setting up libssl-doc (1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16) ...
Setting up libssl-dev:amd64 (1.0.1f-1ubuntu2.16) ...
Setting up chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra (47.0.2526.73-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1106) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1.1) ...
Setting up libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0:amd64 (1.2.4-1~ubuntu2) ...
Setting up libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0:i386 (1.2.4-1~ubuntu2) ...
Setting up ntpdate (1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.6) ...
Setting up libfontembed1:amd64 (1.0.52-0ubuntu1.6) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-0ubuntu6.6) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 libpolkit-backend-1-0:amd64
quyngan@MA:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  apbs ax25-node fetchyahoo getlive gyp lib32gcc1 libax25 libc-ares-dev
  libconvert-binhex-perl libgsoap4 libio-multiplex-perl libjs-node-uuid
  libmaloc1 libmime-tools-perl libnet-cidr-perl libnet-server-perl libssl-dev
  libssl-doc libv8-3.14-dev libv8-3.14.5 libvncserver0
  linux-image-3.13.0-63-generic linux-image-3.19.0-25-generic
  linux-image-extra-3.13.0-63-generic linux-image-extra-3.19.0-25-generic
  openbsd-inetd
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 40 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/34,6 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libpolkit-backend-1-0:amd64 0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-26.28~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt4
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
AptOrdering: libpolkit-backend-1-0: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Dec 17 12:03:07 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:libpolkit-backend-1-0:amd64:0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.1: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 2015-08-31 (107 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.5
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: policykit-1
Title: package libpolkit-backend-1-0:amd64 0.105-4ubuntu3.14.04.1 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)

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Quy Ngan Nguyen Huu (quydau35) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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