package geany 1.23.1+dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal

geany software problem

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: geany 1.23.1+dfsg-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-119.143~14.04.1-generic 4.4.114
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-119-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.27
AptOrdering: geany: Remove
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Apr 5 22:30:09 2018
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package geany (--remove):
  package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
  reinstall it before attempting a removal
DuplicateSignature: package:geany:1.23.1+dfsg-1:package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-05 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20160803)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.8
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.17
SourcePackage: geany
Title: package geany 1.23.1+dfsg-1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting a removal
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)