[Bug 880427] Re: package smbclient 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package smbclient is already installed and configured

[Andrew B]

I think I fixed this.  Not sure.

sudo rm /var/cache/apt/archives/smbclient_2%3a3.5.11~dfsg-
1ubuntu2_i386.deb


This type of error found during the upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10 is not intuitive enough for an end user to fix.  Ideally, the upgrade would do the same, removing the /var/cache/apt/archive for the offending package, and re-download the update.

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Title:
  package smbclient 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: package smbclient is already installed and configured

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Seen during upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10.

  No further information is available.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: smbclient 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
  Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Oct 23 08:56:27 2011
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package smbclient is already installed and configured
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package smbclient 2:3.5.8~dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package smbclient is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-23 (0 days ago)

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