[Bug 1656880] Re: package libapt-pkg5.0:amd64 1.2.18 failed to install/upgrade: package libapt-pkg5.0:amd64 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 libapt-pkg5.0:amd64 1.2.18 failed to install/upgrade: package
  libapt-pkg5.0:amd64 is already installed and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Adding extra desktops to Kubuntu 16.04. Unable to log in under LXDE.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: libapt-pkg5.0:amd64 1.2.18
  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
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jan 12 00:16:32 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:libapt-pkg5.0:amd64:1.2.18
   Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package libapt-pkg5.0:amd64 (--configure):
    package libapt-pkg5.0:amd64 is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package libapt-pkg5.0:amd64 is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-30 (17 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.18
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package libapt-pkg5.0:amd64 1.2.18 failed to install/upgrade: package libapt-pkg5.0:amd64 is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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