[Bug 1407757] Re: multi-arch packages cannot be installed due to dpkg wrongly detecting them as already installed

[dino99]

** Changed in: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Incomplete

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Title:
  multi-arch packages cannot be installed due to dpkg wrongly detecting
  them as already installed

Status in aptdaemon package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete
Status in nUbuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  HOW TO REPRODUCE:
  - Install an affected package.

  EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR:
  - The package to be installed.

  REAL BEHAVIOUR:
  - The package cannot be installed due to dpkg wrongly detecting them as already installed.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: libpam-systemd:amd64 204-5ubuntu20.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72-generic 3.13.11.11
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1-1ubuntu5.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashReports:
   640:0:0:1458151:2015-01-05 12:18:11.086621522 -0600:2015-01-05 12:18:12.086621522 -0600:/var/crash/libnss3:amd64.0.crash
   600:0:0:217380:2015-01-05 12:17:09.359944581 -0600:2015-01-05 12:17:10.359944581 -0600:/var/crash/libpam-systemd:amd64.0.crash
   644:0:0:0:2015-01-05 12:18:13.122599379 -0600:2015-01-05 12:18:13.122599379 -0600:/var/crash/libnss3:amd64.0.upload
   600:0:0:217372:2015-01-05 12:17:10.375944347 -0600:2015-01-05 12:17:10.363944604 -0600:/var/crash/libnss3-nssdb.0.crash
  Date: Mon Jan  5 12:17:10 2015
  DuplicateSignature: package:libpam-systemd:amd64:204-5ubuntu20.9:package libpam-systemd:amd64 is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package libpam-systemd:amd64 is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-04 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package libpam-systemd:amd64 204-5ubuntu20.9 failed to install/upgrade: package libpam-systemd:amd64 is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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