[Bug 1676181] [NEW] package grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.8 failed to install/upgrade: package grub-common is already installed and configured

[Jiří Vladimír Matýsek]

Public bug reported:

Also some problems with software installation. In one case it ended with
reistallation of full system...

1) Ubuntu version: 16.04.2 LT
2) Package - can't be found
3) Installation
4) Installation failed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.8
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: Sun Mar 26 17:18:20 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:grub-common:2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.8
 Processing triggers for doc-base (0.10.7) ...
 Processing 1 added doc-base file...
 dpkg: error processing package grub-common (--configure):
  package grub-common is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package grub-common is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-25 (1 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=9c0d72fa-71b6-4936-ad92-05a53d409e10 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt  1.2.19
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.8 failed to install/upgrade: package grub-common is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: already-installed amd64 apport-package xenial

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Title:
  package grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.8 failed to install/upgrade:
  package grub-common is already installed and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Also some problems with software installation. In one case it ended
  with reistallation of full system...

  1) Ubuntu version: 16.04.2 LT
  2) Package - can't be found
  3) Installation
  4) Installation failed

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.8
  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: Sun Mar 26 17:18:20 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:grub-common:2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.8
   Processing triggers for doc-base (0.10.7) ...
   Processing 1 added doc-base file...
   dpkg: error processing package grub-common (--configure):
    package grub-common is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package grub-common is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-25 (1 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=9c0d72fa-71b6-4936-ad92-05a53d409e10 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.19
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package grub-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.8 failed to install/upgrade: package grub-common is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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