[Bug 1655884] Re: package virtualbox-guest-utils 5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package virtualbox-guest-utils is already installed and configured

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Title:
  package virtualbox-guest-utils 5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 failed to
  install/upgrade: package virtualbox-guest-utils is already installed
  and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I installed guest additions for Ubuntu 16.04 on an iMac and then I
  went on to enable the newly installed drivers. That's when I got this
  bug.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: virtualbox-guest-utils 5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-59.80-generic 4.4.35
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-59-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
  AptOrdering:
   virtualbox-guest-x11: Remove
   virtualbox-guest-utils: Configure
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jan 12 12:01:42 2017
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Removing virtualbox-guest-x11 (5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1) ...
   Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
   Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-guest-utils (--configure):
    package virtualbox-guest-utils is already installed and configured
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:virtualbox-guest-utils:5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1
   Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-guest-utils (--configure):
    package virtualbox-guest-utils is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package virtualbox-guest-utils is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-23 (49 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
   apt  1.2.15ubuntu0.2
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package virtualbox-guest-utils 5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package virtualbox-guest-utils is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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