I am getting this while installing libebml3:
Errors were encountered while processing: libebml3:i386 Error in function: dpkg: error processing libebml3:i386 (--configure): Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting configuration. How can I fix this?
4 Answers
Since I happened to have the same problem with another package, wanting a reinstall, and all the methods in the answers either did nothing or first uninstall the whole system before reinstalling, I ended up with a solution.
sudo aptitude reinstall libebml3:i386 Of course, there must be another solution to force a package to reinstall using apt-get instead of aptitude.
sudo apt-get install --reinstall libebml3:i386 dpkg -r libebml3:i386 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -f sudo apt-get upgrade do those steps in terminal .
You could remove the program by entering the following commands in a terminal:
sudo apt-get remove --purge libebml3 sudo apt-get install libebm13 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade Type following commands in a terminal (Press Ctrl+ALT+t):
sudo dpkg -p libebml3:i386 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -f 
