[Bug 1682993] [NEW] package grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9 failed to install/upgrade: package grub-common is already installed and configured

[Alex]

Public bug reported:

I suddenly started getting an error after booting into Ubuntu Desktop.
Don't really know why Grub is coming up since I am single booting into
ubuntu with no other OS partitions installed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 14 22:11:31 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:grub-common:2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9
 Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra (--configure):
  package chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package grub-common is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-31 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-36-generic root=UUID=b642098a-ea6b-4eb8-bb71-a9524c61be72 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt  1.2.19
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9 failed to install/upgrade: package grub-common is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: grub2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: already-installed amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check xenial

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Title:
  package grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9 failed to install/upgrade:
  package grub-common is already installed and configured

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I suddenly started getting an error after booting into Ubuntu Desktop.
  Don't really know why Grub is coming up since I am single booting into
  ubuntu with no other OS partitions installed

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-36-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Apr 14 22:11:31 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:grub-common:2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9
   Processing triggers for mime-support (3.59ubuntu1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra (--configure):
    package chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package grub-common is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-31 (15 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-36-generic root=UUID=b642098a-ea6b-4eb8-bb71-a9524c61be72 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.19
  SourcePackage: grub2
  Title: package grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.9 failed to install/upgrade: package grub-common is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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