package sox 14.4.2+git20190427-2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

[Leonard Partanna]

tried to update upgrade and autoremove

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: sox 14.4.2+git20190427-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-30.31-generic 5.15.30
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Sun May 22 22:18:09 2022
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package sox (--remove):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting a removal
 dpkg: too many errors, stopping
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-05-02 (21 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.4, python3-minimal, 3.10.4-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2
 apt 2.4.5
SourcePackage: sox
Title: package sox 14.4.2+git20190427-2 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)