You probably had a small disk failure, or a corrupted download. In a Terminal, run
sudo apt clean sudo apt install chromium-browser and perhaps also sudo apt remove chromium-browser sudo apt install chromium-browser ** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1646662 Title: package chromium-browser 53.0.2785.143-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1145 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1646662/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs