[Bug 1670677] Re: package base-files 9.4ubuntu4.4 failed to install/upgrade: package base-files is already installed and configured

[dino99]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 545790 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/545790

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1656475
   Plenty of packages failing to install: reported as already installed and configured
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 545790
   package PACKAGE failed to install/upgrade: error writing to '<standard output>': Success

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Title:
  package base-files 9.4ubuntu4.4 failed to install/upgrade: package
  base-files is already installed and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The base file is showing installation error

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: base-files 9.4ubuntu4.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
  AptOrdering:
   base-files: Configure
   amd64-microcode: Install
   initramfs-tools: Configure
   amd64-microcode: Configure
   NULL: ConfigurePending
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashReports:
   640:1000:116:2097387:2017-03-07 17:12:00.460044664 +0530:2017-03-07 17:12:01.528044680 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_bin_unity-scope-loader.1000.crash
   640:0:116:226241:2017-03-07 18:20:08.320658922 +0530:2017-03-07 18:20:09.320658922 +0530:/var/crash/base-files.0.crash
   640:1000:116:54577:2017-03-07 17:12:02.880044700 +0530:2017-03-07 18:16:46.016651620 +0530:/var/crash/_usr_share_apport_apport-gtk.1000.crash
  Date: Tue Mar  7 18:20:08 2017
  Dependencies:
   
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   dpkg: error processing package base-files (--configure):
    package base-files is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package base-files is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-06 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.19
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package base-files 9.4ubuntu4.4 failed to install/upgrade: package base-files is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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