package unity-settings-daemon 14.04.0+14.04.20151012-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

A "system program problem detected" box pops up, gives an error. I click through to "show details" and to report it. While doing this, another "system program problem detected" box pops up... this seems to go on ad nauseum. Below is one of these reports.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: unity-settings-daemon 14.04.0+14.04.20151012-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-68.111-generic 3.13.11-ckt27
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-68-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Nov 14 10:54:45 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:unity-settings-daemon:14.04.0+14.04.20151012-0ubuntu1: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 2014-07-28 (474 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: unity-settings-daemon
Title: package unity-settings-daemon 14.04.0+14.04.20151012-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)