package wicd-daemon 1.7.2.4-4.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: wicd-daemon 1.7.2.4-4.1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-42.49-generic 4.2.8-ckt12
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-42-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Sep 11 01:33:00 2016
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2016-09-11 01:31:55
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.89'
 Upgrade: google-chrome-stable:amd64 (52.0.2743.116-1, 53.0.2785.101-1)
DuplicateSignature: package:wicd-daemon:1.7.2.4-4.1ubuntu1: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 2014-12-05 (646 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu3
SourcePackage: wicd
Title: package wicd-daemon 1.7.2.4-4.1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2016-08-15 (27 days ago)