[Bug 1609202] Re: package base-files 7.2ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: package base-files is already installed and configured

[dino99]

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

** 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 base-files 7.2ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: package
  base-files is already installed and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  When upgrating from 14.04 to 16.04 I get this error.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: base-files 7.2ubuntu5.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-92.139-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-92-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Aug  3 01:54:40 2016
  Dependencies:
   
  DuplicateSignature: package:base-files:7.2ubuntu5.4:package base-files is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package base-files is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-11-07 (634 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.7
   apt  1.0.1ubuntu2.14
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package base-files 7.2ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: package base-files is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2016-08-03 (0 days ago)

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