[Bug 1596360] Re: package upstart 1.13.2-0ubuntu21.1 failed to install/upgrade: package upstart 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 upstart 1.13.2-0ubuntu21.1 failed to install/upgrade: package
  upstart is already installed and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  No background info. 
  Message of this failure appeared after reboot after an update.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: upstart 1.13.2-0ubuntu21.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-24.43-generic 4.4.10
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: amd64
  BootLog:
   
  CrashReports:
   600:0:116:348222:2016-06-26 22:50:23.918636798 +0200:2016-06-26 22:50:24.918636798 +0200:/var/crash/upstart.0.crash
   600:0:116:348241:2016-06-26 22:50:24.898636921 +0200:2016-06-26 22:50:24.558640456 +0200:/var/crash/libbrlapi0.6:amd64.0.crash
   600:0:116:349291:2016-06-26 22:50:24.946636421 +0200:2016-06-26 22:50:24.926636629 +0200:/var/crash/initramfs-tools-bin.0.crash
  Date: Sun Jun 26 22:50:24 2016
  ErrorMessage: package upstart is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-26 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  ProcKernelCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-24-generic root=UUID=68978a13-c6ea-415a-a99a-ca0331fb8121 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package upstart 1.13.2-0ubuntu21.1 failed to install/upgrade: package upstart is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UpstartBugCategory: System
  UpstartRunningSystemJobs:
   Error: command ['initctl', '--system', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: initctl: Name "com.ubuntu.Upstart" does not exist
  UpstartRunningSystemVersion: Error: command ['initctl', '--system', 'version'] failed with exit code 1: initctl: Name "com.ubuntu.Upstart" does not exist

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