[Bug 1369327] Re: package libzeitgeist-1.0-1 0.3.18-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package libzeitgeist-1.0-1 is already installed and configured

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Title:
  package libzeitgeist-1.0-1 0.3.18-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
  package libzeitgeist-1.0-1 is already installed and configured

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Since updating to 14.04 I am repeatedly prompted with a dialog box
  with the message "The System has encountered a problem", after which I
  have to repeatedly authenticate in order to file a bug report.
  Frankly, I would rather see the error contents myself than have to
  repeatedly type my password in order to authenticate. Many of the
  problems seem to be related to failed installations of various upgrade
  packages.

  Is this a bug?  Probably, because I am repeatedly having to support
  Ubuntu systems for which the upgrade process fails in a cryptic
  manner, sometimes clobbering the video driver so the user has no way
  of knowing what is wrong.

  Although the upgrade process seems to have succeeded on this MacBook
  Pro version 2.2 with Intel Core-2 duo processor, the repeated cryptic
  prompting from the bug tracking system greatly decreases my confidence
  in the system.  How about either prompting me with a message saying
  "The following packages failed to install... etc."  Or at least cache
  my password so I don't have to repeatedly authenticate in order to
  file requested bug reports.

  Whether or not the issues being reported are caused by bugs, I would
  definitely classify this as buggy behavior by the operating system
  because it interrupts me fruom getting my work done.

  lsb_release reports Ubuntu 14.04.1, Release 14.04
  apt-cache policy pkgname reports "N   unable to locate package pkgname

  tail /var/log/syslog output follows:

  Sep 14 13:17:01 macbook CRON[5321]: (root) CMD (   cd / && run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
  Sep 14 13:19:03 macbook anacron[952]: Job `cron.daily' terminated (mailing output)
  Sep 14 13:19:03 macbook anacron[952]: Can't find sendmail at /usr/sbin/sendmail, not mailing output
  Sep 14 13:19:03 macbook anacron[952]: Normal exit (1 job run)
  Sep 14 13:20:07 macbook kernel: [  681.758448] perf samples too long (2525 > 2500), lowering kernel.perf_event_max_sample_rate to 50000
  Sep 14 13:24:53 macbook dbus[652]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit' (using servicehelper)
  Sep 14 13:24:53 macbook dbus[652]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit'
  root at macbook:/var/log# 

  tail /var/log/alternatives.log:

  -here.png start-here-48.png /usr/share/icons/gnome/48x48/places/gnome-foot.png
  update-alternatives 2014-09-12 13:38:59: run with --install /usr/bin/x-session-manager x-session-manager /usr/lib/gnome-panel/gnome-session-flashback 40 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/x-session-manager.1.gz x-session-manager.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/gnome-session.1.gz
  update-alternatives 2014-09-12 13:40:30: run with --quiet --install /usr/bin/odt2txt odt2txt /usr/bin/odt2txt.unoconv 100 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/odt2txt.1.gz odt2txt.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/odt2txt.unoconv.1.gz
  update-alternatives 2014-09-12 13:40:30: link group odt2txt updated to point to /usr/bin/odt2txt.unoconv
  update-alternatives 2014-09-12 13:40:32: run with --install /usr/bin/cli-gacutil global-assembly-cache-tool /usr/bin/gacutil 10 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/cli-gacutil.1.gz cli-gacutil.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/gacutil.1.gz
  update-alternatives 2014-09-12 13:40:32: link group global-assembly-cache-tool updated to point to /usr/bin/gacutil
  update-alternatives 2014-09-12 13:40:36: run with --install /usr/bin/cli cli /usr/bin/mono 10 --slave /usr/share/man/man1/cli.1.gz cli.1.gz /usr/share/man/man1/mono.1.gz
  update-alternatives 2014-09-12 13:40:36: link group cli updated to point to /usr/bin/mono
  update-alternatives 2014-09-14 13:19:03: run with --quiet --install /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/flashplugin-alternative.so mozilla-flashplugin /usr/lib/flashplugin-installer/libflashplayer.so 50

  Hope this helps somehow.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: libzeitgeist-1.0-1 0.3.18-1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-35.62-generic 3.13.11.6
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-35-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1-1ubuntu5
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Sep 12 10:28:46 2014
  DuplicateSignature: package:libzeitgeist-1.0-1:0.3.18-1ubuntu2:package libzeitgeist-1.0-1 is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package libzeitgeist-1.0-1 is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-11 (3 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20140807)
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package libzeitgeist-1.0-1 0.3.18-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package libzeitgeist-1.0-1 is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-09-12 (2 days ago)

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