[Bug 1584311] Re: package libexpat1:amd64 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: package libexpat1:amd64 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 libexpat1:amd64 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade:
  package libexpat1:amd64 is already installed and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  problem noticed when sudo apt-get upgrade (following error free sudo
  apt-get updat) from within terminal.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: libexpat1:amd64 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1-generic 4.2.8-ckt5
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-35-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.20
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1-1ubuntu5.2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat May 21 12:00:12 2016
  Dependencies:
   gcc-4.9-base 4.9.3-0ubuntu4
   libc6 2.19-0ubuntu6.7
   libgcc1 1:4.9.3-0ubuntu4
   multiarch-support 2.19-0ubuntu6.7
  DuplicateSignature: package:libexpat1:amd64:2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2:package libexpat1:amd64 is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package libexpat1:amd64 is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-10 (40 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20160217.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.6
   apt  1.0.1ubuntu2.13
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package libexpat1:amd64 2.1.0-4ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: package libexpat1:amd64 is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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