[Bug 1246100] Re: package e2fsprogs 1.42.5-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package e2fsprogs is already installed and configured

[Brian Murray]

>From main.log:

2013-10-29 20:35:35,905 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: '/var/cache/apt/archives/e2fsprogs_1.42.8-1ubuntu1_i386.deb': 'pre-dependency problem - not installing e2fsprogs'
2013-10-29 20:35:35,906 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() e2fsprogs: pre-dependency problem - not installing e2fsprogs
2013-10-29 20:35:35,922 WARNING Failed to determine apport version (No module named apport.ui)
2013-10-29 20:35:35,983 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: '/var/cache/apt/archives/e2fsprogs_1.42.8-1ubuntu1_i386.deb': 'pre-dependency problem - not installing e2fsprogs'
2013-10-29 20:36:34,984 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'e2fsprogs': 'package e2fsprogs is already installed and configured'
2013-10-29 20:36:34,984 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() e2fsprogs: package e2fsprogs is already installed and configured

And in Apttermlog we see:

Reading database ... 95%^Mdpkg: ../../src/filesdb.c:630: findnamenode: Assertion `(*pointerp)->name[0] == '/'' failed.^M
dpkg: error processing e2fslibs:i386 (--configure):^M
 package e2fslibs:i386 is already installed and configured^M
Errors were encountered while processing:^M
 e2fslibs:i386^M
dpkg: regarding .../e2fsprogs_1.42.8-1ubuntu1_i386.deb containing e2fsprogs, pre-dependency problem:^M
 e2fsprogs pre-depends on e2fslibs (= 1.42.8-1ubuntu1)^M
  e2fslibs:i386 is installed, but is version 1.42.5-1ubuntu4.^M
^M
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/e2fsprogs_1.42.8-1ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):^M
 pre-dependency problem - not installing e2fsprogs^M
Errors were encountered while processing:^M
 /var/cache/apt/archives/e2fsprogs_1.42.8-1ubuntu1_i386.deb^M
dpkg: error processing e2fsprogs (--configure):^M
 package e2fsprogs is already installed and configured^M
Errors were encountered while processing:^M
 e2fsprogs^M


** Tags added: dist-upgrade

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Title:
  package e2fsprogs 1.42.5-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: package e2fsprogs is already installed and configured

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Upgrading from 13.04 to 13.10 and errors started with this package
  e2fsprogs

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: e2fsprogs 1.42.5-1ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-32.47-generic 3.8.13.10
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-32-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Oct 29 20:36:35 2013
  DuplicateSignature: package:e2fsprogs:1.42.5-1ubuntu4:ErrorMessage: package e2fsprogs is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package e2fsprogs is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-28 (31 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release i386 (20130424)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package e2fsprogs 1.42.5-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package e2fsprogs is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-29 (0 days ago)

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