Package Installation error and solution

Some times you might see the following error message when you try to install any package using apt-get or synaptic
E: The package webmin needs to be reinstalled, but I can’t find an archive for it.
E: The package mfc8500lpr needs to be reinstalled, but I can’t find an archive for it.
This error might be with any package in the above examples webmin and mfc8500lpr packages this error mostly occour when you try to install a debian package in to ubuntu system
Error
E: The package package name needs to be reinstalled, but I can’t find an archive for it.
Package name in the above error could be any package
Solution
Run the following command
For webmin Pakage
dpkg --remove --force-remove-reinstreq webmin
You can replace webmin to any of your package name which is giving the error