package hunspell-en-ca 1:2017.08.24 failed to install/upgrade: O pacote está num mau estado de inconsistência; deve reinstala-lo antes de tentar configura-lo.

[Matheus Gomes de Oliveira]

apparently, the dpkg is with a fatal error:
dpkg: error to process the package hunspell-en-ca (--configure):
 the package is in bad state of inconsistency;
Errors were encountered while processing:
 hunspell-en-ca
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: hunspell-en-ca 1:2017.08.24
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-42.45-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-42-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
AptOrdering:
 gnome-software-plugin-snap:amd64: Install
 gnome-software:amd64: Install
 gnome-software-common:amd64: Install
 unattended-upgrades:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Dec 16 03:01:20 2018
ErrorMessage: O pacote está num mau estado de inconsistência; deve reinstala-lo antes de tentar configura-lo.
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.04
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1
 apt 1.6.6
SourcePackage: scowl
Title: package hunspell-en-ca 1:2017.08.24 failed to install/upgrade: O pacote está num mau estado de inconsistência; deve reinstala-lo antes de tentar configura-lo.
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)