linux install error fix solution

The package <package name> needs to be reinstalled, but I can’t find an archive for it

execute

sudo cp /var/lib/dpkg/status status.bkp

sudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status

delete the package name‘s infomation which show the "purge reinstreq half-installed"

原文：http://www.cnblogs.com/davidlan/p/4467502.html