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** 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 ... 
+ (Reading database ... 5%
+ (Reading database ... 10%
+ (Reading database ... 15%
+ (Reading database ... 20%
+ (Reading database ... 25%
+ (Reading database ... 30%
+ (Reading database ... 35%
+ (Reading database ... 40%
+ (Reading database ... 45%
+ (Reading database ... 50%
+ (Reading database ... 55%
+ (Reading database ... 60%
+ (Reading database ... 65%
+ (Reading database ... 70%
+ (Reading database ... 75%
+ (Reading database ... 80%
+ (Reading database ... 85%
+ (Reading database ... 90%
+ (Reading database ... 95%
+ (Reading database ... 100%
+ (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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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

Status in empathy package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  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)

  After trying to uninstall and reinstall empathy, the following
  occured:

  installArchives() failed: Selecting previously unselected package empathy.
  (Reading database ... 
  (Reading database ... 5%
  (Reading database ... 10%
  (Reading database ... 15%
  (Reading database ... 20%
  (Reading database ... 25%
  (Reading database ... 30%
  (Reading database ... 35%
  (Reading database ... 40%
  (Reading database ... 45%
  (Reading database ... 50%
  (Reading database ... 55%
  (Reading database ... 60%
  (Reading database ... 65%
  (Reading database ... 70%
  (Reading database ... 75%
  (Reading database ... 80%
  (Reading database ... 85%
  (Reading database ... 90%
  (Reading database ... 95%
  (Reading database ... 100%
  (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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