[Bug 1066619] Re: package nis 3.17-31ubuntu0.10.04.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package nis is already installed and configured

[dino99]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1407757 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1407757

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1241893
   dpkg tries to configure a package that failed during the unpack stage
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1407757
   multi-arch packages cannot be installed due to dpkg wrongly detecting them as already installed

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Title:
  package nis 3.17-31ubuntu0.10.04.3 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: package nis is already installed and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The upgrade has aborted. Your system could be in an unusable state. A
  recovery will run now (dpkg --configure -a).

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
  Package: nis 3.17-31ubuntu0.10.04.3
  Uname: Linux 3.2.6 i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Oct 15 00:24:14 2012
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package nis is already installed and configured
  InstallationMedia: BackTrack Live CD - Release i386
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package nis 3.17-31ubuntu0.10.04.3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package nis is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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