Ubuntu : How to remove a broken package

Ubuntu ver : 14.04

Here I am going to show how to remove a broken package from the system.I was not able to use synaptic package manager since it was getting closed immediately after opening.

Step 1 : Open terminal Ctrl + Alt + T
Step 2 : Give the command sudo dpkg --configure -a
if it is not showing any errors then system is fine.Otherwise get the package name from the error displayed.

dpkg: error processing package libcups2:i386 (--configure):
package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should
reinstall it before attempting configuration
Errors were encountered while processing:
libcups2:i386

Step 3 : Open the file sudo gedit /var/lib/dpkg/status
Step 4 : Find for the broken package . Search for Package: libcups2

Step 5 : Remove the entire block of line relating to it and save the file.

Now synaptic package manager should open.

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