So, "dpkg --configure -a" failed.

I opened up a shell and tried invoking dpkg manually on the .debs.

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[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo dpkg -i fontconfig*
(Reading database ... 211754 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace fontconfig 2.6.0-1ubuntu2 (using 
fontconfig_2.6.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...                                        
                            
Unpacking replacement fontconfig ...                                            
 
Preparing to replace fontconfig-config 2.5.0-2ubuntu3 (using 
fontconfig-config_2.6.0-1ubuntu2_all.deb) ...                                   
                     
Unpacking replacement fontconfig-config ...                                     
 
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of fontconfig:                  
 
 fontconfig depends on libfontconfig1 (>= 2.4.0); however:                      
 
  Package libfontconfig1 is not configured yet.                                 
 
dpkg: error processing fontconfig (--install):                                  
 
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured                                     
 
Setting up fontconfig-config (2.6.0-1ubuntu2) ...                               
 
Installing new version of config file 
/etc/fonts/conf.avail/25-unhint-nonlatin.conf ...                               
                                            
Installing new version of config file /etc/fonts/conf.avail/40-nonlatin.conf 
... 
Installing new version of config file /etc/fonts/conf.avail/45-latin.conf ...   
 
Installing new version of config file 
/etc/fonts/conf.avail/53-monospace-lcd-filter.conf ...                          
                                            
Installing new version of config file /etc/fonts/conf.avail/60-latin.conf ...
Installing new version of config file 
/etc/fonts/conf.avail/65-fonts-persian.conf ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/fonts/conf.avail/65-nonlatin.conf ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/fonts/conf.avail/69-unifont.conf ...

Processing triggers for doc-base ...
Processing 1 changed doc-base file(s)...
Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 fontconfig
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I then tried installing libfontconfig1 first, which I think did the
trick.  Currently my system is crunching through "dpkg --configure -a"
again, but without the error messages.

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[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo dpkg -i libfontconfig1*
(Reading database ... 211753 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace libfontconfig1 2.6.0-1ubuntu2 (using 
libfontconfig1_2.6.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libfontconfig1 ...
Preparing to replace libfontconfig1-dev 2.6.0-1ubuntu2 (using 
libfontconfig1-dev_2.6.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libfontconfig1-dev ...
Setting up libfontconfig1 (2.6.0-1ubuntu2) ...

Setting up libfontconfig1-dev (2.6.0-1ubuntu2) ...

Processing triggers for doc-base ...
Processing 1 changed doc-base file(s)...
Registering documents with scrollkeeper...
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo dpkg --configure -a
...
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package fontconfig-config 2.6.0-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/247718
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