[Bug 1600199] Re: package upstart 1.13.2-0ubuntu16 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 1.13.2-0ubuntu16 failed to install/upgrade: package
  upstart is already installed and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The System crashed while installing QT Assistant

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: upstart 1.13.2-0ubuntu16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-41.48-generic 4.2.8-ckt11
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-41-generic x86_64
  .etc.init.rfkill.restore.override: manual
  .etc.init.rfkill.store.override: manual
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: amd64
  BootLog:
   
  Date: Fri Jul  8 12:31:10 2016
  DuplicateSignature: package:upstart:1.13.2-0ubuntu16:package upstart is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package upstart is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-08 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  ProcKernelCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.2.0-41-generic root=UUID=9b4100a0-5207-413d-800c-94e0a2664a7b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
   apt  1.0.10.2ubuntu3
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package upstart 1.13.2-0ubuntu16 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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