[Bug 1493145] Re: 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

Tue Sep 8 01:26:20 UTC 2015

** Description changed:

  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
+  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
+  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)
+ 
+ After trying to uninstall and reinstall empathy, the following occured:
+ 
+ installArchives() failed: Selecting previously unselected package empathy.
+ (Reading database ... 
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+ (Reading database ... 331478 files and directories currently installed.)
+ Preparing to unpack .../empathy_3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2_amd64.deb ...
+ Unpacking empathy (3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2) ...
+ Selecting previously unselected package mcp-account-manager-uoa.
+ Preparing to unpack .../mcp-account-manager-uoa_3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2_amd64.deb ...
+ Unpacking mcp-account-manager-uoa (3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2) ...
+ Selecting previously unselected package account-plugin-aim.
+ Preparing to unpack .../account-plugin-aim_3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2_amd64.deb ...
+ Unpacking account-plugin-aim (3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2) ...
+ Selecting previously unselected package account-plugin-jabber.
+ Preparing to unpack .../account-plugin-jabber_3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2_amd64.deb ...
+ Unpacking account-plugin-jabber (3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2) ...
+ Selecting previously unselected package account-plugin-salut.
+ Preparing to unpack .../account-plugin-salut_3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2_amd64.deb ...
+ Unpacking account-plugin-salut (3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2) ...
+ Selecting previously unselected package account-plugin-yahoo.
+ Preparing to unpack .../account-plugin-yahoo_3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2_amd64.deb ...
+ Unpacking account-plugin-yahoo (3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2) ...
+ Selecting previously unselected package nautilus-sendto-empathy.
+ Preparing to unpack .../nautilus-sendto-empathy_3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2_amd64.deb ...
+ Unpacking nautilus-sendto-empathy (3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2) ...
+ Processing triggers for mime-support (3.54ubuntu1.1) ...
+ Processing triggers for bamfdaemon (0.5.1+14.04.20140409-0ubuntu1) ...
+ Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf-2.index...
+ Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.22-1ubuntu1) ...
+ Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.10.1-0ubuntu2) ...
+ Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.40.2-0ubuntu1) ...
+ Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386 (2.40.2-0ubuntu1) ...
+ Processing triggers for gconf2 (3.2.6-0ubuntu2) ...
+ Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
+ dpkg: error processing package empathy-common (--configure):
+  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
+  reinstall it before attempting configuration
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of empathy:
+  empathy depends on empathy-common (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy-common is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package empathy (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mcp-account-manager-uoa:
+  mcp-account-manager-uoa depends on empathy (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package mcp-account-manager-uoa (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of account-plugin-aim:
+  account-plugin-aim depends on empathy (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy is not configured yet.
+  account-plugin-aim depends on mcp-account-manager-uoa; however:
+   Package mcp-account-manager-uoa is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package account-plugin-aim (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ dpkg: depeNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
+ No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
+ No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
+ No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
+ No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
+ No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
+ No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
+ ndency problems prevent configuration of account-plugin-jabber:
+  account-plugin-jabber depends on empathy (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy is not configured yet.
+  account-plugin-jabber depends on mcp-account-manager-uoa; however:
+   Package mcp-account-manager-uoa is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package account-plugin-jabber (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of account-plugin-salut:
+  account-plugin-salut depends on empathy (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy is not configured yet.
+  account-plugin-salut depends on mcp-account-manager-uoa; however:
+   Package mcp-account-manager-uoa is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package account-plugin-salut (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of account-plugin-yahoo:
+  account-plugin-yahoo depends on empathy (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy is not configured yet.
+  account-plugin-yahoo depends on mcp-account-manager-uoa; however:
+   Package mcp-account-manager-uoa is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package account-plugin-yahoo (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nautilus-sendto-empathy:
+  nautilus-sendto-empathy depends on empathy (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy is not configured yet.
+  nautilus-sendto-empathy depends on empathy-common (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy-common is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package nautilus-sendto-empathy (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ Errors were encountered while processing:
+  empathy-common
+  empathy
+  mcp-account-manager-uoa
+  account-plugin-aim
+  account-plugin-jabber
+  account-plugin-salut
+  account-plugin-yahoo
+  nautilus-sendto-empathy
+ 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
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of empathy:
+  empathy depends on empathy-common (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy-common is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package empathy (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of account-plugin-yahoo:
+  account-plugin-yahoo depends on empathy (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package account-plugin-yahoo (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of account-plugin-jabber:
+  account-plugin-jabber depends on empathy (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package account-plugin-jabber (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of nautilus-sendto-empathy:
+  nautilus-sendto-empathy depends on empathy (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy is not configured yet.
+  nautilus-sendto-empathy depends on empathy-common (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy-common is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package nautilus-sendto-empathy (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of mcp-account-manager-uoa:
+  mcp-account-manager-uoa depends on empathy (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package mcp-account-manager-uoa (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of account-plugin-aim:
+  account-plugin-aim depends on empathy (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy is not configured yet.
+  account-plugin-aim depends on mcp-account-manager-uoa; however:
+   Package mcp-account-manager-uoa is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package account-plugin-aim (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
+ dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of account-plugin-salut:
+  account-plugin-salut depends on empathy (= 3.8.6-0ubuntu9.2); however:
+   Package empathy is not configured yet.
+  account-plugin-salut depends on mcp-account-manager-uoa; however:
+   Package mcp-account-manager-uoa is not configured yet.
+ 
+ dpkg: error processing package account-plugin-salut (--configure):
+  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

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  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should  reinstall it
  before attempting configuration

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