[Bug 541595] [NEW] [Master] package failed to install/upgrade: package is already installed and configured

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For yet unknown reasons packages fail to install with an error like:

dpkg: error processing flashplugin-installer (--configure):
 package flashplugin-installer is already installed and configured

without further error.
This is a "one time" failure. Another run of the installation doesn't produce any error.

Users reporting this error are also experiencing bug 545790 and bug
545738 .

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Mar 19 00:09:06 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
Package: dpkg 1.15.5.6ubuntu3
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-16.25-generic
SourcePackage: dpkg
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-16-generic i686

** Affects: dpkg
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: High
     Assignee: Magdalena Shneider (magdash)
         Status: Fix Released


** Tags: apport-bug bugpattern-written i386 lucid rls-mgr-p-tracking
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[Master] package failed to install/upgrade: package is already installed and configured
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/541595
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