[Bug 1493145] [NEW] package empathy-common 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Sydney]

Public bug reported:

I'm running ubuntu 14.04 Trusty and I tried to update and for some
reason there are now unmet dependencies.  Tried to reinstall as ubuntu
recommends but it says the following:

dpkg: error processing package empathy-common (--configure):
 package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration
Errors were encountered while processing:
 empathy-common
Error in function: 
dpkg: error processing package empathy-common (--configure):
 package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
 reinstall it before attempting configuration

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: empathy-common 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-55.94-generic 3.13.11-ckt20
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-55-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Sep  7 13:14:44 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:empathy-common:3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2: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 2014-04-11 (514 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: empathy
Title: package empathy-common 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2015-01-18 (231 days ago)

** Affects: empathy (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package third-party-packages trusty

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Title:
  package empathy-common 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2 failed to install/upgrade:
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it
  before attempting configuration

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