kpat problem
 

how to fix this:

dpkg: error processing package kpat (--configure):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration
Errors were encountered while processing:
kpat
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

fairly new to ubuntu need step by step instructions
Thanks to anyone that can help me
auspot

have ubuntu 14.04.1 lts

Kpat is part of KDE which is not the standard for Ubuntu. Are you actually using Kubuntu which has KDE as the base desktop environment? The link below shows kpat as being available through the software center for Ubuntu although it only shows it through version 13.10, no longer supported. I don't know if it is available on later releases of Ubuntu. Try checking the software center to first remove it then reinstall if you can. Not sure how this will work if you are using Unity.

???
 

I put kpat in the ubuntu software center this is what came up:

KPatience Patience Card Game

It would not let me remove it

How can I remove it?

Thanks for the info

can't remove
 

bill@bill-ET1831:~$ sudo apt-get remove KPat
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
kpat
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 3,551 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
dpkg: error processing package kpat (--remove):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting a removal
Errors were encountered while processing:
kpat
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

bill@bill-ET1831:~$ sudo apt-get install kpat
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
kpat is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/2,948 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
dpkg: error processing package kpat (--configure):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration
Errors were encountered while processing:
kpat
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)